Introduction
The Return to Nursing/Midwifery Practice courses are provided to enable nurses/midwives returning to practice to update both their theoretical knowledge and their clinical skills and to facilitate the attainment of competence and confidence in the provision of nursing/midwifery care. The courses include both theoretical instruction and supervised clinical practice. The Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework (An Bord Altranais, April 2000-a) and The Code of Professional Conduct for Each Nurse and Midwife (An Bord Altranais, April 2000-b) emphasise the need for nurses/midwives to be competent and accountable for their practice. The prospective employer may require the nurse/midwife to undertake such a course.
The duration of the courses is a minimum of six weeks full-time (or twelve weeks part-time if available). Individual participants may require a longer period of supervised clinical practice.
For details of Return to Nursing Practice Courses: Children’s, General, Intellectual Disability and Psychiatric Nursing, and Midwifery, please refer to the following three publications in the Publications section of this website:
An Bord Altranais (05) Return to Midwifery Practice Course. Refer www.nursingcareers.ie Publications.
An Bord Altranais (05) Return to Nursing Practice Courses. Refer www.nursingcareers.ie Publications.
HSE (05) Return to Practice: A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives. Refer NMPDU in your area.
The following Return to Nursing Practice Courses have current An Bord Altranais approval.
For Further Information: Refer Centres for Nurse/Midwife Education
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