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H.R.5878

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Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008

To authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.

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4/23/2008--Introduced.
Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out programs under which commissioned officers of the nurse corps:
(1) serve as full-time faculty of accredited schools of nursing in exchange for additional service ... moreSee Full Bill Text

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May 03, 2008 Nursing Careers

HR 5878 will allow nursing schools to hire more professors, which in turn will allow the programs to enroll more students. Capps, herself a registered nurse and Democratic … Click Here to learn more about Health Careers . ...

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May 01, 2008 Nursing Careers

HR 5878 will allow nursing schools to hire more professors, which in turn will allow the programs to enroll more students. Capps, herself a registered nurse and Democratic … Click Here to learn more about Health Careers . ...

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April 24, 2008 Capps wants military nurses to become educators

Modeled after a Defense Department program designed to encourage troops to become teachers, HR 5878 will allow nursing schools to hire more professors, which in turn will allow the programs to enroll more students. ...

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