title: I feel privileged and valued as a nursing assistant.
abstract: I agree with Devon Chambers that HCAs are the new nurses (letters September 6). I feel privileged to be a nursing assistant. Very often we are the first on the scene with the patient and we can pass on vital information to the registered nurses.
authors.affiliation: Bristol.
authors.forename: Sally Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mitchell