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Paid placements for nursing students – what’s the problem? 

According to a 2023 RCN survey, financial pressures, not exams, are the biggest challenge when it comes to nursing students’ success at university. Paying for clinical placements is one suggestion to improve retention and future nursing workforce numbers. Here, a student and four nurse professionals outline arguments for and against paid placements.

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A nurse manager talks to a nursing student on clinical placement

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