title: Providing support for qualified nurses.
abstract: In this article, the authors examine workforce issues in nursing. From their discussion, they recommend that qualified nurses should sanction the further training of support workers to enable them to spend more time in direct patient care.
authors.affiliation: West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turnock
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016526:Workload