WP/SEAR

In 1993 the first International Standing Conference of Nurses Regulatory Authorities was held in Madrid, Spain. Following that meeting, numerous initiatives were proposed and biannual conferences planned. It was soon realised that regions should be established with regional meetings held to provide opportunities for local needs to be identified, and specific projects undertaken. Feedback would be provided to the international arena through the international biennial conference. In this part of the world, it was agreed to join two WHO regions for this purpose – the Western Pacific (WP) and the South East Asian Region (SEAR). The first meeting of this group was held in Wellington, New Zealand in 1996. The Australian Nursing Council (later to become the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council) was appointed as secretariat for the regional meeting and subsequent work evolving from the meeting.

Click on the links below to view a brief summary of the meetings held so far, and the chief outcomes from these meetings.
 

 

 

ANMC is currently developing a database of all countries in the WP/SEAR region that have used/adopted these competencies. As of 30th September 2009, feedback has been received from the following jurisdictions regarding the use of the WP/SEAR Common Competencies for Registered Nurses.

 

 

Jursidiction	Common Competency Feedback
Cambodia	Have adopted WP/SEAR Common Competencies
Fiji	WP/SEAR Common Competencies referenced within Fiji Nursing Competencies document
Samoa	Await RN Competencies. (RM competencies adapted from ICM, ACMI and Samoa Nursing Competencies).
Singapore	Competencies currently being reviewed
Thailand	Currently under review, WP/SEAR Common Competencies used as reference
Vanuatu	Accreditation Committee has previously agreed to adopt the WP/SEAR Common Competencies
Bangladesh	Use a checklist based on the WP/SEAR Common Competencies to assess nurses

 

 

With ongoing assistance from all WP/SEAR jurisdictions, the ANMC will be able to develop a comprehensive database of the countries that use or have adapted these competencies into nursing practice. In the near future the aim is to provide links from this website to view the adaptations of the competencies that countries have made.