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Table 1 Nursing entry level qualifications and training

From: Validating a tool to measure auxiliary nurse midwife and nurse motivation in rural Nepal

Course

Entry level

Length of training

Maternal and Child Health Worker

Grade 8

3 months

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

Grade 10

18 months

Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL) in Nursing (Staff Nurse)

Grade 10 (including Science, Maths and English)

3 years

Bachelors in Nursing (Generic BSc)

Grade 10 plus 2 in Science

4 years

Bachelors Nursing

PCL Nursing and 2 years work experience

2 years

Master of Nursing

BSc

2 years