title: A passport to better care.
abstract: Having worked as a healthcare assistant (HCA) for almost 20 years, Lorraine Ramnath found training to become a nurse at the Open University gave her a new insight into patient care.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whyte
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom