title: Nurse surgical assistants are nurses.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tuthill
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education*; D009872:Operating Room Technicians / Q000193:education*