Categories and ranks of clinical nurses in Ghana.

NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council); RGNs (registered general nurses); RMs (registered midwives); RMNs (registered mental nurses); RCNs (registered community nurses); NACs (nurse-assistant clinicals); NAPs (Nurse-assistant preventive); EN (enrolled nurse); SEN (Senior enrolled nurse); PEN (principal enrolled nurse); Post-basics (these are specialized post-basic diploma or first degree courses and in some cases post-graduate specialist courses at the Ghana college of Nurses and Midwives; Courses under the category of post-basics include: public health nursing, ear-nose and throat nursing, critical and emergency case nursing, perioperative and theatre nursing, ophthalmic nursing, midwifery).