Referral to an Inquiry
Complaints What happens if the complaint is referred for an inquiry If the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) or the Board directs that the complaint about you is to be referred for an inquiry , the case officer will contact you to inform you of this decision. ...
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Qualified Outside Ireland
Application Forms to Download Employment form You will be requested to provide this form if you are an overseas applicant for qualification recognition. This form is mandatory for G3 applicants and elective for G2 applicants. Qualification form You will be requested to...
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General Nursing
General Nursing If you enjoy working with and helping people, general nursing could be the career for you. General nurses are part of a profession that promotes health and provides nursing care to meet the physical, psychological and social needs of adults and their care...
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Archive Access Policy
Access Policy and Procedure - NMBI (An Bord Altranais) Archive This sets out the policy and procedure relation to authorising accessing the NMBI (An Bord Altranais) Archive held in UCD Archives, School of History and Archives, University College Dublin. Catalogue A copy of...
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Children's and General Nursing
Combined Children's and General Nursing If you like working with children and young people, this could be the career for you. The four-and-a-half-year degree course offers qualifications in both children’s and general nursing. Children’s and general nurses promote health...
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The Register and Divisions
The Register of Nurses and Midwives and its Divisions NMBI maintains the Register of Nurses and Midwives in Ireland. It is illegal to practise as a nurse or a midwife if you are not on the Register. The Register contains 12 divisions. In Ireland, you can use the desi...
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Board Committees
Committees of the Board of NMBI The Board has three statutory committees, in addition to a number of other committees and sub-committees. The statutory committees are: Fitness to Practise Committee. Midwives Committee. Preliminary Proceedings Committee. These ...
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More Standards & Guidance
Standards & Guidance More standards and guidance This section includes additional standards and guidance, produced by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), for registered nurses and registered midwives.
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Midwifery
Midwifery If you would enjoy working with women who are pregnant, new mothers and newborn babies, this could be the career for you. The term 'midwife' means 'with woman'. Midwives provides care and support to women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and to women and the...
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Providers of Compensation Measures
Providers of Compensation Measures Application forms for download Application forms for adaptation and assessment programmes, and aptitude tests can be completed through the links below. Please note that forms must be completed in word format and submitted to Educat...
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About Nursing
Are you considering nursing? What do nurses do? Nurses provide autonomous and collaborative care for individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. This includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the...
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Careers in Nursing & Midwifery
Choose a Career in Nursing and Midwifery If you are interested in studying to be a nurse or a midwife at an Irish college or university, we have information available to support you. Our Careers in Nursing and Midwifery section has been developed for second level st...
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Giving Evidence
Giving evidence at a Fitness to Practise inquiry Most Fitness to Practise inquiries last one or two days. If an inquiry is likely to last longer, we will try to allocate a specific day for individual witnesses to give evidence. The solicitors will give you a specific time...
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Publications
Publications Publications We publish reports, guidelines and other documentation concerning our work and the regulation of the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. These publications can be downloaded in the relevant sections of the NMBI website or in this central ...
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100 Years of Midwifery Regulation
NMBI Midwifery Regulation Conference To mark 100 years of Midwifery Regulation in Ireland, NMBI hosted a national conference to celebrate the regulation and development of the midwifery profession. The conference was held in Thomas Prior Hall, Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, ...
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The Inquiry Room
What happens in the inquiry room At a Fitness to Practise inquiry, when you go into the inquiry room the following people will be present: The members of the Fitness to Practise Committee (FTPC) . There will normally be five members, three of whom are not nurses or m...
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Accessibility
Accessibility statement The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020. This accessibility sta...
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Who We Are
Structure of NMBI NMBI is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the senior management team. The senior management team report to our Board, which is comprised of 23 non-executive members. There are a number of committees and sub-committ...
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Nurses Undertaking DXA Scans
Nurses Undertaking the Practical Aspects of Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scanning for Adults This document was published by NMBI in February 2023 and sets out the educational standards and requirements for nurses undertaking the practical aspects of Dual Energy X-...
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Advanced Practitioners
RANPs/RAMPs: Expert Practitioners with Clinical Leadership Advanced practitioners are educated to master’s degree level and have the competencies to be senior decision makers that undertake a comprehensive advanced physical and/or mental health assessment of patients with co...
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