Who is a nurse or a midwife in the South-East Asia Region?
Answer1: Nursing and midwifery personnel is used as a collective term for a wide variety of health workers in SEAR. These include professionals, technicians and auxiliary health workers, as well as nursing aides and nursing assistants. Titles include Nurse, General Nurse-Midwife, Professional Nurse, Clinical Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Technical Nurse, Health Nurse, Assistant Nurse, Nurse Aide, Auxiliary Nurse-Midwife (ANM), Midwife, Public Health Midwife, Auxiliary Midwife, etc. In general, nurses and midwives in the Region can be categorized into 3 groups. Professional or fully qualified nurses/midwives: those who have received basic professional education for 3 years or more. They provide basic as well as skilled nursing and midwifery care independently. Auxiliary nurse/nurse-midwife: those who received education in nursing and midwifery for 1-2 years. They can provide basic nursing and midwifery care in a limited scope and responsibiliti
