Restoration
Returning to the Register (Restoration) If you were previously registered with NMBI you can submit an application to restore your registration to one or all divisions (in which you were previously registered). Restoration applications can be submitted on MyNMBI if you v...
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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
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 professional practice is ...
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Archive
NMBI Publications Archive The Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics The Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (2015) Ethical Conduct in Research (2015) Recording Clinical Practice Social Media and Social Networking (2013) Nurse Registration Prog...
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Grounds For Complaints
Grounds for complaints about nurses and midwives The grounds for complaints against a registered nurse or midwife are set out in the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011. These grounds are: Professional misconduct Poor professional performance Non-compliance with a co...
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Employers and Registration
Advice for Employers on Registration As an employer, it is vital that you only employ nurses and midwives who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Nurses and midwives cannot legally practise in Ireland unless they are registered with NMBI. ...
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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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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 qual...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Curriculum Design
Education Curriculum design of midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for approval of the curriculum design for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. Curriculum design and development The curriculum...
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