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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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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Glossary
Glossary of terms Applicant Applicant refers to a nurse or midwife who applies to NMBI to join the Register of Nurses and Midwives. All nurses and midwives must be on NMBI’s Register to work in Ireland. Adaptation and assessment A period of supervised practice placement w...
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Midwife Post-RGN
Midwife post-RGN programme registration: standards and requirements These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for midwife post-RGN registration education programme. They are an addendum to the standards and requirements for midwife...
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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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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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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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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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Working Outside Ireland
Requesting a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS) to Work Abroad Nurses and midwives who are applying for to work outside Ireland will be requested to provide a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS) to the nursing or midwifery regulator in that juri...
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Children's Nursing
Children’s nurse post-registration: standards and requirements These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), formerly An Bord Altranais, for post-registration children’s nursing...
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Compensation Measures
Compensation Measures What’s a compensation measure? A compensation measure refers to either a period of adaptation or an aptitude test that needs to be successfully completed before your qualifications will be recognised. Both the period of adaption and aptitude test ar...
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Qualified Outside the EU
Qualified Outside the EU Applying for registration in one or more divisions of the Register Nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). This section includes important information for nurses and m...
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Practice Standards 1-5
The five practices standards of midwifery care Practice Standard 1 Midwifery practice is underpinned by a philosophy that protects and promotes the safety and autonomy of the woman and respects her health, wellbeing, experiences, choices, priorities, beliefs and values. S...
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Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation
Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 NMBI held a Forum called 'Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation' in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer in the Department of Health. The event was an opportunity to bring tog...
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Contact Us
Please note that our offices are closed to the public. We can be contacted by phone and email as set out below. Careers Information Email: careersinformation@nmbi.ie Education and Professional Guidance ...
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European Professional Card
The European Professional Card The European Professional Card (EPC) aims to facilitate the free movement of professionals in the EU and EEA. The EPC is intended to simplify the recognition of professional qualifications, enhance transparency for EU citizens and increase tru...
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Complaints From Nurses & Midwives
Complaints Nurses and midwives and the complaints process As a registered nurse or a registered midwife, you are well placed to identify whether or not your nursing or midwifery colleagues are upholding professional standards or if they are failing to meet those standards. I...
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Application Process
Application Process To practise nursing or midwifery in Ireland, you will need to complete two processes: Qualifications recognition process Registration process The qualification(s) recognition process The registration process If you are already ...
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Investigating a Complaint
Complaints How complaints are investigated If a complaint is made about a nurse or midwife to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) it will be assigned to a case officer. The case officer assists the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) to manage the complai...
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