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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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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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 educa...
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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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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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Registration
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 currently almost 90...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FOI and Data Protection
What we do 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 ...
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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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Student Entry
Education Standard 2: student entry, admission, transfer, discontinuation and completion The following is the standard for student entry, admission, transfer, discontinuation and completion required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Highe...
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Voluntary Removal
Voluntary Removal from the Register You can remove your name from one or all divisions in which you are currently registered. Registrants generally voluntarily remove their names from all divisions if they are taking a career break, retiring or moving to work abroad. We ...
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Post Registration Programme Submission
Submit post-registration programmes of education to NMBI Education bodies (EBs) and QQI accredited Centres of Nursing and Midwifery Education submit programmes of education to NMBI for approval. Post-registration programmes of education are classified as follows. Program...
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