Using the term 'second level' implies second-best nurses.

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Tom Bolger (Letters December 18) continues the debate on the issue and need for enrolled nurses.He is right that there is a need for the re-introduction of another type of regulated nurse. But please let's not call them 'second level', as this suggests they would be second-best.This was an assumption that affected enrolled nurses and damaged their status as healthcare professionals.With different responsibilities, enrolled nurses would complement registered nurses. Their learning would need to be structured in such a way that they could proceed to qualify as registered nurses - not sent down a blind alley, as happened to so many enrolled nurses.