Procurement
Procurement Public procurement refers to the process by which public bodies purchase works, goods or services from suppliers. It ranges from the purchase of routine goods or services to large scale contracts for infrastructural projects and involves a wide and diverse range ...
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Medicines Management
NMBI Guidance for Registered Nurses and Midwives on Medication Administration (2020) Under Section 2.9 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, NMBI has developed guidance on medication administration to: affirm the conduct expected from the nurse or midwife on the admini...
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Verification of Postgraduate Education
Guide Information for Nurses/Midwives Applying for NMBI Verification of Category 2 or Equivalent Post-registration Qualifications Note! Only apply for the NMBI Verification of Category 2 or Equivalent Post-Registration Qualification if you have a recognised post-registrat...
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Governance
Governance of NMBI This part of the website provides details of our governance structure, our Board members and committees, as well as policy documents. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) was established by the Nurses Act 1950 and continues under the provis...
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Nurse Tutor
Registered Nurse Tutor: standards and requirements These standards and requirements set out the broad principles for education bodies (EBs) and practice providers to apply creatively to provide flexible, meaningful and appropriate postgraduate programmes of education fo...
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Education Bodies
Education Education Bodies and NMBI’s role The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) has a statutory responsibility to approve nursing and midwifery programmes leading to registration that are offered by education bodies (EBs) such as universities, institutes of tec...
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Digital Health Competencies
Digital Health Competency NMBI has published Digital Health Competency Standards and Requirements for Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes (First Edition). Digital health is defined as the use of information and communication technologies to improve...
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Important Standards & Guidance
Standards and Guidance you Should Read Following Registration Once your name has been added to the Register of Nurses and Midwives following the application process, you will be formally notified by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). If you are a newly-...
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Standards & Guidance
Help Centre Standards & Guidance Standards and guidance for nurses and midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is committed to enabling Irish-registered nurses and midwives to play a leading role in improving our health service. Supporting nurses an...
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NMBI Series 2023
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) jointly hosted four events this autumn in collaboration with HSE Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Education (CNMEs) in Waterford, Tralee, Galway and Dundalk. The NMBI Series 2023 – Partnership in Practice focused on e...
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NMBI Summer Series
In 2022, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) jointly hosted five different events at five college campuses, with each campus focusing on a different division of the NMBI Register. Each event centered on a professional discussion of key issues relating t...
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Gibbs Reflective Cycle
Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998) Gibbs Reflective Cycle was developed to give structure to learning from experience. This model encourages you to think about different aspects of a given situation or event, to evaluate it and establish an action plan for dealing with such a sce...
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Components of Employer Facilitation
Key Components of Employer Facilitation of Professional Competence 1. Learning Opportunities – Continuing Professional Development Employers may provide practitioners with learning opportunities that extend beyond mandatory training requirements. These opportunities should ...
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Examples of CPD
Examples of CPD Laura is a staff nurse on a medical ward; she has 20 years nursing experience. Today one of Laura’s patients was prescribed a cardiac drug that she was not familiar with. Laura used this opportunity to learn about the medication prior to administering it. Lau...
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Prescribers
Registered Nurse Prescribers Prescribing is an expansion of a nurse's/midwife's scope of practice, beyond the skills, competence and knowledge an individual practitioner possesses at the point of registration. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is mandated to ...
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Framework & Code of Conduct
Governance Framework and Code of Conduct for Board and Committee Members We recognise the importance of good corporate governance and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, integrity, transparency and accountability. The emphasis we place on good gov...
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Education Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery
Education Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery NMBI and the Office of the Chief Nursing Officer in the Department of Health are jointly hosting a healthcare conference entitled ‘Education Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery’ on Friday, 5 July at the Printworks, Dublin Ca...
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Board Members
What we do NMBI Board members The Board comprises 23 members. There is a lay majority of one, with 12 members who are not, and never have been, registered nurses or midwives. Of the remaining 11 members, eight are registered nurses and midwives elected by the professions. Th...
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eZines
2025 November 2025, Issue 100 October 2025, Issue 99 September 2025, Issue 98 NMBI Update, August 2025 May 2025, Issue 97 April 2025, Issue 96 March 2025, Issue 95 February 2025, Issue 94 NMBI Launches Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Janua...
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External Examiners
Education External examiners and midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for role and appointment of the external examiners for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. Role of external examiners Extern...
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