I did not pay for accommodation. I made attempts to contribute - most were flatly refused. The house I stayed in had most of the facilities one needed. The school is a 3 year nursing program which only accepts single women between the ages of 18 and 25. It is roughly equivalent to an AA degree.
Students go to a variety of sites - clinics and hospitals.
It would be possible to go to any of the various sites for all or part of the time. My interest was with psychiatric care, so I chose to attend the psychiatric clinical. I went to a nearby psychiatric hospital where I performed a few one to one interviews with patients. I observed some of the therapies such as ECTs. I also attended a class taught by the psychiatrist.