Nurse and midwife education: standards and requirements

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) defines the standards and requirements for nursing and midwifery education progammes at Ireland’s Higher Level Institutions (HEIs). This section of the website includes details of the following standards and requirements for HEIs:

• Advanced Practice (Midwifery) Standards and Requirements.
• Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements.
• Children's Nursing Post-Registration. 
• Ionising Radiation (Nurse Prescriptive Authority).
• Midwife Post-RGN Registration. 
• Midwife Registration Programmes.
• Nurse Registration Programmes.
• Nurse Tutor Registration. 
• Post-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Programmes.
• Prescriptive Authority for Nurses and Midwives.
• Psychiatric Nurse Post-Registration Programme.
• Public Health Nursing Education Programme.

In addition, NMBI has a role in setting standards for the following programmes:

• Return to Midwifery Practice Courses.
• Return to Nursing Practice Courses.