Why nursing students’ supernumerary status must be protected
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Why nursing students’ supernumerary status must be protected

Nick Evans , Health journalist

Students on placement are not counted as part of the workforce, but after the disruption caused by COVID-19, some fear the status is under threat

As a nursing student, half your learning time is spent on clinical placements, where you have supernumerary status.

Nursing Standard. 37, 7, 24-25. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.7.24.s15

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