“Any ‘abuse’ or ‘exploitation’ of student nurses is unacceptable and should be reported, the Taoiseach has said. The Government has come under mounting pressure in the Dáil to pay student nurses who have ‘held the hands of dying Covid patients’. However, Micheál Martin said student nurses and midwives should never be asked to treat Covid patients and those instances should be investigated …” (more)
[Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner, 9 December]