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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Approval Criteria
Education Approval criteria for midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for the approval criteria used by NMBI for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. The standards for the approval of the Highe...
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Mediation
Mediation Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution whereby the parties to a complaint attempt to resolve their complaint with the assistance of an independent third party known as a mediator. The Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 governs how the mediation process wor...
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Standards and Requirements
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 requirements for edu...
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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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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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MyNMBI
MyNMBI Setting up an account Setting up an online account on MyNMBI is easy and quick to do. If you are an existing user (a registered nurse or midwife, candidate, or overseas applicant), please do not create a new account on MyNMBI. If you are a new user (who ne...
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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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What is Competence?
What is Competence? Competence is the integration of knowledge, professional judgment, skills, ethical values and attitudes necessary for safe, accountable and effective practice. Competence ensures that practitioners can deliver high-quality care that meets the needs of i...
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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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Application Process
Application Process To practise nursing or midwifery in Ireland, you will need to go through a two-step process: Qualifications recognition Registration The qualification(s) recognition process The registration process If you are already on the...
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Appeals
Appeals If you are unsatisfied with a provisional decision to refuse qualifications recognition, to impose a compensation measure or refuse registration you can submit an appeal to NMBI's Registration Committee. Appealing qualification recognition decisions (overseas ap...
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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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Guidance for Registered General Nurses Who Perform Non-Surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures
Guidance for Registered General Nurses Who Perform Non-Surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures The provision of non-surgical aesthetic and cosmetic procedures applies only to Registered General Nurses whose name appears on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)...
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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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Contact Us
Please note that our offices are closed to the public. We can be contacted by phone and email as set out below. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉirean...
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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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Working Outside Ireland
Requesting a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS) to Work Abroad Nurses and midwives who are applying to work outside Ireland will be requested to provide a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS) to the nursing or midwifery regulator in that jurisdic...
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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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