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Please find a list of all the latest publications from the Nursing Board of Ireland and related documentation also.

 
Requirments and Standards for Post-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes (Requirments and Standards for Post-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes 2010.pdf, 0.40 MB)
Practice Standards for Midwives 2010 Practice Standards for Midwives (Practice Standards for Midwives_2010.pdf, 0.97 MB)
These Practice Standards for Midwives will come into force on the 1st July 2010 and set out the standards of midwifery care which An Bord Altranais would expect from someone who practises as a registered midwife in Ireland.
Nurses Rules 2010 (Nurses Rules 2010.pdf, 0.22 MB)

Nurses Rules 2010

Guide for strike actionGuidance to Nurses and Midwives with Regard to Strike Action (Guidance to Nurses and Midwives with Regard to Strike Action.pdf, 0 MB)
Guidance with regard to strike action
Older PeopleProfessional Guidance for Nurses working with Older People (Older People 31052009.pdf, 0 MB)

Professional Guidance for Nurses working with Older People has been published by An Bord Altranais and was launched (May 26 2009) at the Annual National Conference entitled Caring for and about the Older Person: Professional Guidance for Nursing Care.  The guidance document has been developed for nurses in all healthcare settings where the older person is cared for.   It is also intended as a source of information for the public by detailing for them the nursing care they are entitled to and should expect to receive.  The guidance document will be sent to all nurses with the Summer edition of the Newsletter (Mid June). 

Rx Implementation Final Report Cover PageRX Project Implementation Report (Nov 2008) (RX Project Implementation Report (Nov 2008).pdf, 0.26 MB)

The Final Report provides a comprehensive description detailing the objectives, activities and outcomes of An Bord Altranais and the National Council during the past three years  in facilitating the introduction of prescriptive authority and expanded medication management practices for nurses and midwives.

XRay coverRequirement and Standards for Nurse Education Programmes for Authority to Prescribe Ionising Radiation (XRay), Feb 2008 (Requirements and Standards - Authority to Prescribe Ionising Radiation (XRay).pdf, 0.20 MB)
This document sets out the educational requirements and standards for nurse authority to prescribe ionising radiation (X-Ray). Its purpose is to provide guidance to education providers and healthcare institutions involved in the education of nurses in relation to the evelopment, delivery and evaluation of education for nurse authority to prescribe ionising radiation (X-Ray).
post reg educ programmes 2007Requirements and Standards for Nurse Post Registration Education Programmes 1st ed. Apr 2007 (Requirements and Standards for Nurse Post Registration Education Programmes 1st ed April 2007.pdf, 0.78 MB)
Prescriptive Authority CoverRequirements and Standards for Education Programmes for Prescriptive Authority April 2007 (Requirements and Standards for Education Programmes for Prescriptive Authority April 2007.pdf, 0 MB)
Post RGN Midwifery AddendumRequirements and Standards for the Post-RGN Midwife Registration Education Programme Jan 2007 (Requirements and Standards for the Post RGN Midwife Registration Education Programme.pdf, 0 MB)
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An Bord Altranais News- Volume 22, No 3 Autumn 2010
8/30/2010 - An Bord Altranais establishes the Divisions of the Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) and Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner (RAMP). You can read this article in full, and catch up on all the latest news from An Bord Altranais in the Autumn 2010 newsletter.
Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Midwife Practitioners
8/26/2010 - The structures and processes for the newly established regulatory framework for advanced nursing/midwifery practitioners are being developed by An Bord Altranais.