'They're not doing too much are they?' How the socialization of registered nurses perpetuates status differences with certified nursing assistants: A qualitative study.

Background: Limited knowledge exists about how the socialization of vocationally trained registered nurses both at school and during internships in the community of practice influences their perception of, and working relationship with certified nursing assistants.

Objectives: This paper studies, first, how registered nurse students internalize the perceptions and discourses about certified nursing assistants conveyed by teachers, mentors and other students during their socialization at school and in the community of practice. Second, it examines how this socialization forms student's perception of, and actual working relationship with certified nursing assistants.