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- Released by the American Nurses' Association Board of directors on December 17, 1971, this document describes the emerging training and role of physician assistants. The document cautions that "The term "physician's assistant" should not be applied to any of the nurse practitioners being prepared to function in an extension of the nursing role." It also states that these assistants are not substitutes for nurses nor physicians and that the development of PAs is a concern to the nursing profession. Accordingly, the education, role and use of PAs must become standardized before states should consider licensure for their practice. There is concern about the salaries that will be paid to the assistant compared to that of nurses.
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