Assessment
Education Standard 5: assessment strategies The following is the standard for assessment strategies required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associated health care providers and educational programmes lea...
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Who We Work With
What we do NMBI: Who we work with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) collaborates with a variety of other organisations, including national and international regulators, and healthcare bodies. This collaboration includes memoranda of understanding (MOUs) which...
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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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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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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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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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Mature Applicants
Applying as a mature applicant Mature applicants must be 23 years of age or over by 1 January 2025 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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Witness Expenses Form
Witness Expenses Claim Form Witnesses who have attended a Fitness to Practise inquiry at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) may be reimbursed for expenses such as accommodation, transport and meals by using the NMBI expenses claim form. When you have comple...
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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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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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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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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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Complaints From Employers
Complaints Employers and the complaints process As an employer you may have specific concerns about a registered nurse or a registered midwife. Some concerns may be more appropriately addressed at a local level. However, other concerns about nurses and midwive...
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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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Dental Council MOU
What we do Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dental Council The following is the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and the Dental Council of Ireland concerning co-operation in the regulation of the practise of nurs...
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Add New Division
Adding a New Division to your Existing Registration Record This section is relevant to those who are already registered in the Register of Nurses and Midwives and would like to add a new division to their registration record. This only applies to those who qualified in Irela...
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UK Qualification Recognition
Applications for Recognition with UK Qualification In response to Covid-19 and the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has approved a number of changes to the undergraduate programmes. These changes coincided with the UK's Brexit withdraw...
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Preliminary Proceedings Committee
Preliminary Proceedings Committee investigates complaints The role of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) is to give initial consideration to complaints. It can refer complaints to the Fitness to Practise Committee, accept an undertaking or make recommendations to th...
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Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning
Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning Recognition of prior learning (RPL) forms a critical component of EU policy in relation to widening participation to higher education and in supporting lifelong learning. This is evidenced in International, European, and nation...
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