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Nursing is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling career choices that one can make, where practical creativity is rooted in the higher education system that nurtures a spirit of enquiry, in an environment  where achievements are acknowledged and rewarded.

Nurses may work in a variety of settings and train in a variety of specialities such as midwifery, psychiatric nursing, children's nursing or intellectual disability nursing. Click on the titles on the left of this screen to get a flavour of the different specialisms in nursing.

 
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Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 signed into legislation
2/3/2012 - An Bord Altranais is pleased to advise that the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011, was signed into legislation on 21st December, 2011.
Student Nurse and Midwife Payment
2/1/2012 - The Department of Health has reviewed the decision to phase out the payment for the mandatory 36 week rostered clinical placement that occurs in the fourth year of the pre-registration nurse and midwife education programme.