Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements
Advanced Practice (Nursing) Standards and Requirements Building on the competences achieved for nurse registration, these standards and requirements specify the competences required to register as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP), thus facilitating a career pathway fo...
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Advanced Practice (Midwifery) Standards and Requirements
Advanced Practice (Midwifery) Standards and Requirements NMBI recognises the level of knowledge, skill and expertise required of a Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner (RAMP) who provides care for mothers, babies and their families in all settings during a very spe...
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Advanced Practitioners
RANPs/RAMPs: Expert Practitioners with Clinical Leadership Advanced practitioners are educated to master’s degree level and have the competencies to be senior decision makers that undertake a comprehensive advanced physical and/or mental health assessment of patients with co...
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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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Standards and Requirements
Education 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 requireme...
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Post-Registration Courses
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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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About Nursing
Are you considering nursing? What do nurses do? Nurses provide autonomous and collaborative care for individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. This includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the...
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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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Midwifery
Midwifery If you would enjoy working with women who are pregnant, new mothers and newborn babies, this could be the career for you. The term 'midwife' means 'with woman'. Midwives provides care and support to women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and to women and the...
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Intellectual Disability Nursing
Intellectual Disability Nursing If you enjoy supporting people with an intellectual disability, this could be the career for you. Intellectual disability nurses work within a social model and provide supportive care to people with an intellectual disability. Intellectual...
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Glossary
Glossary of Nursing and Midwifery Terms We use various terms in the standards, requirements and guidelines published on this website and in documents we produce. This glossary briefly explains some of these terms. Use this A-Z list to go to a word or term: A B ...
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General Nursing
General Nursing If you enjoy working with and helping people, general nursing could be the career for you. General nurses are part of a profession that promotes health and provides nursing care to meet the physical, psychological and social needs of adults and their care...
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Children's and General Nursing
Combined Children's and General Nursing If you like working with children and young people, this could be the career for you. The four-and-a-half-year degree course offers qualifications in both children’s and general nursing. Children’s and general nurses promote health...
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Mental Health Nursing
Mental Health Nursing Mental health nurses, also known as psychiatric nurses, work with people who are experiencing mental health challenges. Mental health nurses work with the person to empower them in a way that promotes recovery, independence and self-care. At t...
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The Register and Divisions
The Register of Nurses and Midwives and its Divisions NMBI maintains the Register of Nurses and Midwives in Ireland. It is illegal to practise as a nurse or a midwife if you are not on the Register. The Register contains 12 divisions. In Ireland, you can use the desi...
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Standards & Guidance
Publications Standards & Guidance NMBI is committed to enabling Irish-registered nurses and midwives to play a leading role in improving our health service. Supporting nurses and midwives to make the right decisions for patient care and also achieve standards of professiona...
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TUS, Athlone Campus
Nursing Leadership in the Midlands: Evolution of Practice - Undergraduates and Beyond The second NMBI Summer Series event was hosted at the Department of Nursing at the TUS campus in Athlone. The event was opened by NMBI President Essene Cassidy who thanked TUS Head...
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Focus on Midwifery
On Thursday, 3 November 2022, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) hosted a ‘Midwifery Going Forward’ event in Munster Technological University (MTU), Tralee. Leading experts in midwifery from the Kerry, Cork and wider Munster region joined t...
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St Angela's College, Sligo
The RNID – An Evolving Profession The NMBI Summer Series event co-hosted with St Angela’s College was focused on Intellectual Disability Nursing, with the theme ‘An Evolving Practice’. CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), Sheila McClelland, began...
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