When the nursing associate role was created, some of us older nurses muttered about reinventing the wheel. The more cynical thought the scheme would be a dead duck before it was even hatched. And those of us who are both old and cynical? Well, it was a thumbs down from the start.
Nursing Standard. 38, 6, 12-12. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.6.12.s8
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