NMBI Nursing Standards Ireland

Question 1

What is the primary role of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)?

Accepted Answer

To protect the public by promoting high standards of professional education, training, and competence among nurses and midwives

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To manage hospital staffing levels across Ireland

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To set nurses' salaries and working conditions

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To provide direct patient care in public hospitals

Question 2

What are the NMBI's 'Values for Professional Practice'?

Accepted Answer

Care and compassion, trust and accountability, collaboration, quality and safety, and dignity and respect

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Speed, efficiency, cost-reduction, and compliance

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Clinical expertise, research, management, and teaching

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Independence, authority, leadership, and delegation

Question 3

Under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, what is 'fitness to practise'?

Accepted Answer

A nurse's suitability to remain on the register, considering their health, conduct, and competence to practise safely

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A physical fitness test that nurses must pass annually

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A nurse's ability to work overtime shifts

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The qualifications required to enter nursing school

Question 4

What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives?

Accepted Answer

A set of principles and standards published by the NMBI that outline the professional and ethical conduct expected of all registered nurses and midwives in Ireland

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An international code that applies only to nurses working abroad

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A voluntary guideline with no legal standing

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A code that only applies to student nurses

Question 5

What does 'scope of practice' mean for a nurse in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

The range of roles, functions, responsibilities, and activities that a registered nurse is educated, competent, and authorised to perform

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The geographical area in which a nurse can practise

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The number of patients a nurse can care for simultaneously

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The types of hospitals in which a nurse can work

Question 6

How often must a nurse renew their registration with the NMBI?

Accepted Answer

Annually

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Every two years

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Every five years

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Registration is permanent once granted