Student nurses on unpaid placements hit by fuel costs

Sudent nurses on unpaid placements, while also studying full time are feeling the petrol pain and it's feared some may drop out because of it. A nursing degree includes hundreds of hours of on the job training. Students have to physically get to supervised clinical placements at hospitals and clinics; rotating around locations, which can be kilometres from where they live. They're not paid, in fact the students effectively pay to complete the placements through their course fees. New Zealand Nurses Organisation National Student Union co-chair Poihaere Whare spoke to Lisa Owen.