Nurses, nursing and the unlicensed worker providing nursing care.
The issue of the unlicensed worker performing nursing work is indeed contentious. However, this worker, known variously as the Assistant in Nursing (AIN), the Personal Care Attendant (PCA), the Direct Care Worker, the Community Worker and so on has been part of the health care scene for many years.
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D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000592:standards*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*