Do rural doctors include nurses?

Rural doctors usually do not include nurses. Rural doctors refer to doctors who own village clinics and belong to village-level medical and health institutions. They are usually independent individuals who are responsible for the medical and health work in the village. Nurses are medical professionals who work in hospitals or other medical institutions. Their main duty is to assist doctors in clinical care and treatment.

Although rural doctors and nurses are both important parts of the medical system, their job nature and scope of responsibilities are different. Therefore, village doctors often do not include nurses.