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NMBI's Christmas Opening Hours
Please click here to view NMBI's opening hours over the holiday period.
National Clinical Effectiveness Committee - Launch of new Guideline on MRSA
On 11 December, 2013 the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly T.D. launched an important new patient safety initiative - the 2nd National Clinical Guideline - Prevention and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Nurses and Midwives are encouraged to look and adapt the guideline into their practice. Click here for further information.
NMBI Code Consultation Submissions: Closing Date Friday 10 January 2014
NMBI is developing a Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives as required by the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011. A national twelve-week consultation on the draft version of this code commenced on Monday 7 October 2013 and will conclude on Friday 10 January 2014. Click here to access the feedback form and associated documents.
Nurses and Midwives Rules 2013
In accordance with Section 13 (4) (b) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 the Board invites registrants, members of the public, any organisation and any other body to make submissions on the draft Nurses and Midwives Rules 2013.
Click here for further information.
Complaints against Nurses and Midwives
Regulation Matters (Issue 5, November 2013) contains a 4-page pull-out article about complaints against nurses and midwives. This article highlights some key differences between fitness to practise arrangements under the Nurses Act, 1985 and the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011.
Click here for further information.
The Irish Maternity Early Warning System - I-MEWS
I-MEWS is a nationally agreed scoring system developed for early detection of life threatening illness in pregnancy and the postnatal period.
As well as the guideline, a patient information leaflet was also produced to promote improved safety in patient care and to empower patients to take greater control over their health and well-being whilst in hospitals in Ireland.
Click here for full details on the I-MEWS guideline, the observation chart, the escalation chart and the patient information leaflet.
Events, Courses and Research that may be of interest to you
NMBI is happy to host the advertisement/promotion of an event/course/research that may be of interest to nurses and midwives and meets the Board's standards as a regulator. Please see our policy and disclaimer for the promotion and advertisement of external courses/research and events on our website for further information.
NMBI also provides a directory that has information on hundreds of continuing education and professional development programmes that have NMBI Category 1 approval. This Directory is available to access on our website and is managed by the Education Department of the Board.
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