Mature Applicants
Applying as a mature applicant Mature applicants must be 23 years of age or over by 1 January 2026 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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Complaints From Nurses & Midwives
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. If you have ...
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Applicant
Applicant Find out more Joining the Register of Nurses and Midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the organisation with legal responsibility for processing applications to join the Register of Nurses and Midwives . It is illegal to practise nursi...
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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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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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Qualified in Ireland
Registration Process for Students and Graduates who Qualified in Ireland If you were educated as a nurse or midwife in Ireland, you will already have met the registration requirements set by NMBI as you will have completed an approved nursing or midwifery programme. Under...
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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 and...
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Policy for Programme Approval and Monitoring Processes
Policy for Programme Approval and Monitoring Processes NMBI sets the standards and requirements for registration in any division of the register and specialist nursing and midwifery qualifications. NMBI sets the criteria for the approval of a body seeking to deliver an educ...
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Adaptation Guidance Documents (Midwives)
Adaptation Guidance Documents (Midwives) The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) has as an important role in promoting high standards of professional education, training and conduct amongst midwives. To ensure these standards are upheld NMBI has developed an e...
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Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes
Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes This Practice Learning Environment Audit for Registration Programmes (PLEAR tool) is for use in practice placements where nursing and midwifery students are placed for practice learning on programmes leading to ...
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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 N...
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Responding to a Complaint
Complaints Responding to a complaint to NMBI If a complaint is made about you 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 complaint and to ca...
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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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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 NMBI. This section includes important information for nurses and midwives who qualified outside Ireland and who...
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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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Registered Nurse
Help Centre Registered Nurse Registered Nurse Nurses provide care and other services in variety of settings Registered nurses promote health, prevent illness and provide care across the continuum of health and social care. They care for people of all ages, groups and c...
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Public Health Nursing
Public Health Nursing Education Programme Standards and Requirements These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for public health nursing post-registration education programmes. These are designed to provide guidance on flexible,...
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FOI and Data Protection
FOI and Data Protection Freedom of Information and Data Protection legislation grants persons similar rights regarding access, subject to certain conditions. NMBI is subject to both sets of legislation. The FOI Acts apply to information held by Government Departments...
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CNME HSE Galway
CNME, HSE Galway Pictured (L to R): Carolyn Donohoe; Marissa Butler; Sheila McClelland; Róisín McLoughlin; Kathyann Barrett and Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride _______________________________________________________________________________...
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Registration
NMBI and the Registration of Nurses and Midwives All nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must be registered on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). There are more than 92,000 nurses and midwi...
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