Humanitarian Practice Permit
Humanitarian Practice Permit From 1 June 2022, nurses and midwives from outside Ireland who wish to practise on a temporary basis in Ireland can now apply for a permit to do so. The Humanitarian Practice Permit has been introduced by NMBI following the signing of a commen...
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Examples of CPD
Examples of CPD Laura is a staff nurse on a medical ward; she has 20 years nursing experience. Today one of Laura’s patients was prescribed a cardiac drug that she was not familiar with. Laura used this opportunity to learn about the medication prior to administering it. Lau...
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Application Assessment
Assessment of Your Application We assess all qualification(s) recognition and registration applications. The type of assessment your application will undergo depends if you are a G1, G2 or G3 Applicant. Administrative assessment (G1, G2 and G3 applicants) Your application ...
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What We Do
What we do Protecting patients is our main objective The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the independent, statutory organisation which regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. We work with nurses and midwives, the public and key stakehold...
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MyNMBI
Document Name What is it? Submission Details and Document Validity When we may request this document Certificate of Acquired Rights A certificate used amongst EU regulators. Your home competent authority (regu...
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Temporary and Occasional Applications
Temporary and Occasional Applications G1 and G2 applicants may provide their services in Ireland on a temporary and occasional basis. We look at the following criteria to assess the provision of nursing and midwifery services temporarily: Duration Frequency Re...
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Inquiries
Fitness to Practise Inquiries Inquiries happen in a similar manner to a court case and are very formal. Most inquiries last one or two days but a small number take longer. Three members of the Fitness to Practise Committee (FTP Committee) hear each case. These include: ...
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Yannick Bilongo
Yannick Bilongo I am Yannick Bilongo, a 2nd year Intellectual Disability nursing student at Dublin City University (DCU). Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I embarked on a transformative journey in 2019, relocating to Ireland to shape my future. Whe...
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Gibbs Reflective Cycle
Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998) Gibbs Reflective Cycle was developed to give structure to learning from experience. This model encourages you to think about different aspects of a given situation or event, to evaluate it and establish an action plan for dealing with such a sce...
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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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John’s Model of Reflection
John’s Model of Reflection (1994) John’s Model of Reflection is a structured framework for analysing experiences and learning from them. It involves five main themes. Description of the experience. Describe the experience and what were the significant factors? ...
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Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in nursing and midwifery is defined as learning experiences which help maintain and enhance knowledge, skills and competence to provide quality, and safe person-centred care throughout the ca...
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Practice Placements
Education Standard 6: practice placements The following is the standard for practice placements required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associated health care providers (AHCPs) and educational programmes...
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Application Assessment
Assessment of Your Application We assess all qualification(s) recognition and registration applications. The type of assessment your application will undergo depends if you are a G1, G2 or G3 Applicant. Administrative assessment (G1, G2 and G3 applicants) Your application ...
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Registering as ANP/AMP
ANP/AMP Registration Pathways There are now two pathways to register as an ANP or AMP as follows: Pathway One: All applicants who successfully complete the NMBI approved Master of Science in Nursing (Advanced Practice Nursing) programme may apply for registration as an ANP...
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Education
Education NMBI defines the standards and requirements for nursing and midwifery education progammes at Ireland’s education bodies. This section includes the publications about NMBI standards and requirements for education bodies: Publications
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Education
Help Centre Education NMBI approves education programmes for nurses and midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) plays a pivotal role in the education of nurses and midwives in Ireland. Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nursing and midw...
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Quality Assurance
Education Standard 8: quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms The following is the standard for quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associated health...
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Adaptation Guidance Documents (Nurses)
Adaptation Guidance Documents (Nurses) NMBI extends a warm welcome to all Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and we acknowledge their contribution to the Irish healthcare system. As a regulator, NMBI is responsible for promoting high standards of professional educati...
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Sponsorship Scheme
Sponsorship Sponsorship is available for a limited number of mature applicants who are support staff in the Irish public health service and who want to become nurses or midwives. To be eligible you must be directly involved in delivering care to patients or clients in a nurs...
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