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Student Nurses & Midwives protest outside Dáil Éireann

November 3, 2021

Student nurses and Midwives from across the country travelled to the Dáil yesterday for a protest organised by the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO).

Empty houses, isolation and guilt: the reality for student nurses during Covid-19

April 13, 2021

Jamie Mc Carron speaks to the pandemic’s student nurses, struggling with troubling memories, isolation and a constant fear of infection.

Student nurses deserve more than just a round of applause

December 9, 2020

On several occasions we have stood on our doorsteps and applauded the frontline workers, as they deserved it but now they also deserved to be paid.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation criticises the treatment of student nurses

October 28, 2020

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have warned that student nurses and midwives are being exploited during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The forgotten Florence Nightingales of our generation

December 12, 2018

A profession that is composed of the brightest elements of humanity is subjected to the toughest challenges. Student nurses enter a system that is not only incredibly challenging, but employment after graduation is left to mere chance.

Reports of assaults on mental health staff reach 149

November 29, 2017

Almost 150 mental health staff reported being physically assaulted by their patients in 2017 so far, an increase of 138 since 2015. A recent FOI from the HSE revealed that 149 of staff working in

Video: DCU Student Nurses Talk Placement

February 22, 2017

We spoke to DCU student nurses about their experiences while on placement.

Student nurses shoulder a great burden

February 22, 2017

While walking around, checking on patients, first year nursing student at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Rebecca , noticed that one of the louder patients on the ward was being oddly quiet. As any nurse would,

Student nurses have empty purses

October 12, 2016

They wear a uniform and their feet pound the same floors each and every day. They comfort patients, provide them with the care that every person deserves. They look after your mother, brother, father and

93 per cent of student nurses thinking abroad

December 2, 2015

A recent survey by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has revealed that 93 per cent of student nurses are considering emigrating upon receiving their nursing degree.

Why student nurses are on less than minimum wage

November 6, 2013

Student nurses are one of the worst hit by the recession, and those out of college won’t even be earning minimum wage. The College View investigates.