St Angela's College, Sligo
The RNID – An Evolving Profession The NMBI Summer Series event co-hosted with St Angela’s College was focused on Intellectual Disability Nursing, with the theme ‘An Evolving Practice’. CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), Sheila McClelland, began...
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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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Registration Fees
NMBI services The table below shows the current fee schedule for registration with NMBI. Fees Summary of fees Fee Annual Retention Fee €100 Advanced Nurse or Midwife Practitioners Registration Fee €145...
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Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes
Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes This Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes (PLEAR tool) is for use in practice placements where nursing and midwifery students are placed for practice learning on programmes leading to ...
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Return to Midwifery Practice
Return to midwifery practice courses: standards and requirements The standards and requirements are designed to provide guidance to education bodies and healthcare institutions regarding the development delivery and evaluation of Return to Midwifery practice courses ...
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University College Cork
Children’s Nursing in the Community – Care Closer to Home The first of NMBI’s Summer Series events was hosted by the School of Nursing at University College Cork and focused on the theme Children’s Nursing in the Community – Care Closer to Home. President of the N...
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Writing Learning Outcomes for Practice Placements
A Guide to Writing Learning Outcomes for Practice Placements The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), has produced guidance for Education Bodies (EBs) and its Associated Health Care Providers (AHCPs) on how to provide clearly writen up-to-date learning outcomes app...
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Return to Nursing Practice
Education Return to Nursing Practice Programmes Standards and Requirements The purpose of the return to nursing practice programme is to enable participants to update their theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to practice as competent and professional nurses. The the...
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International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day
Collaborative Storytelling Event to Mark International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day Pictured (L to R): Rachel Kenna, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health; Carolyn Donohoe, Interim CEO, NMBI; Áine Lynch, NMBI Vice President and Director of Nursing...
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NCAD
National Competence Assessment Documents Guidance document NMBI Guidelines for Completing Competence Assessment Document NCAD documents Specialist practice placements Year 1 (long practice placements) Year 1 (short practice placements) Year 2 (long practice place...
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Humanitarian Practice Permit
Humanitarian Practice Permit From 1 June 2022, nurses and midwives from outside Ireland who wish to practise on a temporary basis in Ireland can now apply for a permit to do so. The Humanitarian Practice Permit has been introduced by NMBI following the signing of a commen...
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Witness Expenses
Witness Expenses The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) will pay reasonable expenses that you have incurred to facilitate your attendance at an inquiry. Expenses may include the cost incurred for travel, refreshments, meals, payment of a childminder or locum. ...
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Practice Placements
Education Standard 6: practice placements The following is the standard for practice placements required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associated health care providers (AHCPs) and educational programmes...
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Clinical Practice
Education Clinical practice and midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the standards and requirements for approval of the clinical practice and clinical learning environment for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. Clinical Practice Experien...
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Reflection
Reflection Reflection is a fundamental aspect of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a key requirement of the Pilot Professional Competence Scheme. Reflective practice encourages you to think deeply about experiences and find new meaning in your current ideas ...
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CEO
Carolyn Donohoe Carolyn Donohoe is NMBI’s Chief Executive. From April 2024 to July 2025 Carolyn was Interim Chief Executive, leading the Registration, Fitness to Practice, Education and Corporate Services teams to fulfil NMBI’s comprehensive legislative mandate as a profe...
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Prescribing Standards
Prescriptive authority: practice standards and guidelines This document was published by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), and addresses the professional responsibilities of registered nurse prescribers and registered midwife prescribers for their prescrib...
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Competence Assessment
Education Standard 7: practice placements, learning environment and competence assessment The following is the standard for practice based learning and competence asssessments required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Education Inst...
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Approvals: Nursing Programmes
NMBI’s eight standards for nursing There are eight standards which education bodies (EBs) and their practice partners must adhere to meet NMBI’s accreditation requirements for nursing programmes. Each standard consists of a criterion statement, standard statement and a se...
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Registered Midwife
Help Centre Registered Midwife Registered Midwife Midwives support women and their babies Midwives use their knowledge, skills and professional behaviours to support women and their babies. Midwifery in Ireland has been recognised as a distinct profession through the ...
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