Dáil hears student nurse had to shower man after his toe fell off

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) spoke out against the €100 proposal last week, saying the amount did not reflect the “risks” student nurses are regularly being exposed to. File Picture: Stockbyte

A student nurse had to help an elderly patient shower after his toe fell off, the Dáil has heard.

As the TD's debated the motion of pay for student nurses and midwives, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare, Patricia Ryan, read one nurse’s particularly gruesome account into the Dáil record.