title: Service assistants threaten nursing.
authors.affiliation: Wairau Hospital, Blenheim.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*