CNME HSE South-East
CNME, HSE South-East Pictured (L to R): Kathyann Barrett; Céire Rochford; Jeanne Tarrant; Sheila McClelland: Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride; Kate Cassidy; Carolyn Donohoe and Roisin McLoughlin The NMBI Series began in Waterford on 5 September. Céire Rochford, D...
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Post-Registration Nursing & Midwifery
Post-registration nursing and midwifery: standards and requirements The purpose of these standards and requirements is to provide guidance for the development of flexible and innovative programmes/units of learning for educational providers for the development of post-regi...
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Midwife Registration Programmes
Midwife Registration Programmes: standards and requirements NMBI publishes standards and requirements for education bodies (EBs) and their practice partners involved in the education of midwives in relation to the development, delivery and evaluation of midwife registratio...
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Findings & Decisions
Fitness to Practise findings and decisions Publication of the findings of the Fitness to Practise Committees established under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended and the Nurses Act 1985 respectively and the decision of the Board on any report made to it ...
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Standards & Guidance
Publications Standards & Guidance NMBI is committed to enabling Irish-registered nurses and midwives to play a leading role in improving our health service. Supporting nurses and midwives to make the right decisions for patient care and also achieve standards of professiona...
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G1/G2/G3 Applicants
What is the G1, G2 and G3 classification? We classify our applicants into the following three groups: G1 (Directive applicants): Applications are classified under the EU automatic recognition pathway which has been provided for European Union Directive applicants who quali...
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Mature Applicants
Applying as a mature applicant Mature applicants must be 23 years of age or over by 1 January 2025 to be considered for a place in an undergraduate education programme leading to an honours degree in nursing and midwifery. You must have a valid Central Applications Offic...
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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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G1/G2/G3 Applicants
What is the G1, G2 and G3 classification? We classify our applicants into the following three groups: G1 (Directive applicants): Applications are classified under the EU automatic recognition pathway which has been provided for European Union Directive applicants who quali...
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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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Educational Providers
Education Approvals: Midwifery Programmes – Educational Providers These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for approval of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and associated health care providers (AHCP) involved in the undergraduate...
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How to Apply
How to Apply To become a nurse or a midwife in Ireland, you need to complete a programme of education that is approved by the NMBI. Both nursing and midwifery education programmes take place in education bodies (14) across the country that have met our approval standards. Th...
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CNME HSE North-East and Dublin North
CNME, HSE North-East and Dublin North Pictured (L to R): Vivienne Browne; Sheila McClelland; Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride and Mairead McGahon ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The...
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Standards and Requirements
Education Nurse and midwife education: standards and requirements NMBI defines the standards and requirements for nursing and midwifery education progammes at Ireland’s education bodies. This section of the website includes details of the following standards and requireme...
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TUS, Athlone Campus
Nursing Leadership in the Midlands: Evolution of Practice - Undergraduates and Beyond The second NMBI Summer Series event was hosted at the Department of Nursing at the TUS campus in Athlone. The event was opened by NMBI President Essene Cassidy who thanked TUS Head...
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Elena Prendergast
Elena Prendergast I attended secondary school at Piper’s Hill College in Naas Co Kildare and it was here that I discovered I had an interest in nursing. During Transition Year, I completed a career aptitude test and the results showed that my personality was best suited ...
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Nurse Registration Programmes
Nurse Registration Programmes Standards and Requirements We publish standards and requirements for education bodies (EBs) and their practice partners involved in the education and registration of nurses in relation to the development, delivery and evaluation of nurse reg...
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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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Psychiatric Nurse Post-Registration
Psychiatric nurse post-registration programme: standards and requirements These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for psychiatric nurse post-registration education programmes. These are designed to provide guidance to e...
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Approvals: Midwifery Programmes
Midwifery programmes: NMBI standards and requirements NMBI is responsible for the standards and requirements for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. These are designed to provide guidance to education bodies (EBs) and practice partners involved in the education of...
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