Regulating Australia’s nurses and midwives

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia works to ensure that Australia’s nurses and midwives are suitably trained, qualified and safe to practise. Public safety is our priority.

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We support safe practice by publishing standards, guidelines, updates and other resources for nurses and midwives, employers, students and the public.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are warned this site may contain images, names and voices of deceased persons.

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CONSULTATION

Have your say on the proposed guidelines for privately practising nurses
29 Feb 2024 We need your feedback on guidelines developed to outline the regulatory requirements within which privately practising nurses must practice to ensure ongoing competence and safety.
Go to consultation
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CONSULTATION

Have your say on the regulation of nurse practitioners
24 Jan 2024 We need your feedback on the revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner and Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners.
Go to consultation
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Safety and quality guidelines now in effect

The updated Safety and quality guidelines for privately practising midwives are now in effect.

Read the guidelines

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

NURSES & MIDWIVES

Online renewal for nurses and midwives is open

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Privately practising midwife banned for 10 years

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Tribunal disqualifies nurse for five years for repeated sexual harassment

VIDEO

Being a midwife or a nurse means something

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BOARD NEWS

Midwifery Futures

NMBA, Burnet Institute and colleagues partner to deliver a comprehensive review into the midwifery workforce.

HUB

Guidance for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners

Fact sheet: What nurses and midwives need to know about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners

Webinar Partnering in culturally safe clinical practice

Ahpra registration and submission forms

REGISTRATION

Continuing professional development (CPD)

What is CPD and why do you need to complete it?

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

VIDEO

International applicants

Ahpra registration checklist

REGISTRATION

Audit requirements

Audits ensure nurses and midwives are meeting their mandatory registration standards.

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REGISTRATION

Thinking about returning to practice?

Information for nurses and midwives on the requirements for re-entry to practice.

Ahpra registration audit requirements

PUBLIC SAFETY

Working as a nurse in the cosmetic industry

The NMBA released a position statement on nurses and cosmetic medical procedures.

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

Students in lecture theater

EDUCATION

Search approved programs of study

Find the education and training programs that can lead to registration as a nurse or midwife – or both!

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GET INVOLVED

Join the NMBA

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation? 

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner look-up

Look up a nurse or midwife to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

Graphic of greetings in different languages

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Translations available

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

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CONSULTATION

Have your say on the regulation of nurse practitioners
24 Jan 2024 We need your feedback on the revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner and Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners.
Go to consultation
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Consultation on non-surgical cosmetic procedures
Have your say on three draft guidelines for registered health practitioners who perform and who advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures. 
Read the consultation
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REGISTRATION

Assessment of overseas qualified nurses

If you are an internationally qualified nurse (IQN) who wishes to register in Australia, you will need to complete the self-check before applying for registration.
Learn more

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

NURSES & MIDWIVES

Online renewal for nurses and midwives is open

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Privately practising midwife banned for 10 years

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Tribunal disqualifies nurse for five years for repeated sexual harassment

VIDEO

Being a midwife or a nurse means something

Photo of two nurses

REGISTRATION

Code of conduct for nurses

Being a nurse means something. Learn more about your Code of conduct as a nurse practising in Australia.

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

Professional practice

Code of conduct for nurses

EN Standards for practice

RN Standards for practice

NP Standards for practice

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Decision-making framework

Code of ethics

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

Ahpra registration audit requirements

ENDORSEMENTS

Nurse practitioner endorsement

Find out what is required to become a nurse practitioner in Australia. 

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REGISTRATION

Thinking about returning to practice?

Information for nurses on the requirements for re-entry to practice. 

Photo of board of board members

GET INVOLVED

Join the NMBA

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation? 

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

Ahpra registration and submission forms

REGISTRATION

Forms

Access application forms, templates and guidelines for registration and endorsements.

Ahpra registration audit requirements

PUBLIC SAFETY

Working as a nurse in the cosmetic industry

The NMBA released a position statement on nurses and cosmetic medical procedures.

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Consultation on non-surgical cosmetic procedures
Have your say on three draft guidelines for registered health practitioners who perform and who advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures. 
Read the consultation
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Safety and quality guidelines now in effect

The updated Safety and quality guidelines for privately practising midwives are now in effect.

Read the guidelines
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REGISTRATION

Assessment of overseas qualified midwives
If you are an internationally qualified nurse or midwife (IQNM) who wishes to register in Australia, you will need to complete the self-check before applying for registration.
Learn more
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BOARD NEWS

Apply now to join the Board

There are multiple practitioner member and community member vacancies arising on the Board.

Learn more

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

NURSES & MIDWIVES

Online renewal for nurses and midwives is open

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Privately practising midwife banned for 10 years

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Tribunal disqualifies nurse for five years for repeated sexual harassment

VIDEO

Being a midwife or a nurse means something

NMBA Midwifery Futures image

BOARD NEWS

Midwifery Futures

NMBA, Burnet Institute and colleagues partner to deliver a comprehensive review into the midwifery workforce.

Photo of midwife with patient

REGISTRATION

Code of conduct for midwives

Being a midwife means something. Learn more about your Code of conduct as a midwife practising in Australia.

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

Professional practice

Code of conduct for midwives

Midwife standards for practice

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Decision-making framework

Code of ethics

Ahpra registration checklist

ENDORSEMENTS

Scheduled medicines

Find out what is required for midwives looking to get the Endorsement for scheduled medicines for midwives. 

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

Photo of two midwives

REGISTRATION

Thinking about returning to practice?

Information for midwives on the requirements for re-entry to practice

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

Photo of board of board members

GET INVOLVED

Join the NMBA

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation? 

Ahpra registration and submission forms

REGISTRATION

Forms

Access application forms, templates and guidelines for registration and endorsements.

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CONSULTATION

Have your say on the regulation of nurse practitioners
24 Jan 2024 We need your feedback on the revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner and Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners.
Go to consultation
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RESOURCES

New scope of practice fact sheet published
The NMBA has recently published a fact sheet defining the scope of practice for nurses and midwives for employers.
Read more

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

VIDEO

Being a midwife or a nurse means something

Students in lecture theater

EDUCATION

Search approved programs of study

Find the education and training programs that can lead to registration as a nurse or midwife – or both!

NMBA Midwifery Futures image

BOARD NEWS

Midwifery Futures

NMBA, Burnet Institute and colleagues partner to deliver a comprehensive review into the midwifery workforce.

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

Photo of two nurses

REGISTRATION

Code of conduct for nurses

Being a nurse means something. Learn more about your Code of conduct as a nurse practising in Australia.

Photo of midwife with patient

REGISTRATION

Code of conduct for midwives

Being a midwife means something. Learn more about your Code of conduct as a midwife practising in Australia.

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REGISTRATION

Assessment of overseas qualified nurses

If you are an internationally qualified nurse (IQN) who wishes to register in Australia, you will need to complete the self-check before applying for registration.
Learn more
carousel image
REGISTRATION

Assessment of overseas qualified midwives
If you are an internationally qualified nurse or midwife (IQNM) who wishes to register in Australia, you will need to complete the self-check before applying for registration.
Learn more

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

VIDEO

International applicants

VIDEO

Steps after Self-check

Students in lecture theater

EDUCATION

Search approved programs of study

Find the education and training programs that can lead to registration as a nurse or midwife – or both!

REGISTRATION

Internationally qualified nurses and midwives

Guidance for overseas-qualified nurses and midwives looking to get registered in Australia.

REGISTRATION

Complete a self-check

Want to get registered in Australia as a nurse or midwife? You’ll need to complete the self-check before applying for registration.

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CONSULTATION

Have your say on the regulation of nurse practitioners
24 Jan 2024 We need your feedback on the revised Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner and Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners.
Go to consultation
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What do nurses and midwives do?
Understand the different roles and capabilities of enrolled nurses, registered nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives.
Read the fact sheet
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PUBLIC SAFETY

Resources supporting the public
Ahpra and the National Boards have published information for the public to help make safer healthcare choices.
What we’re doing

Need to know

GET INVOLVED

Current consultations

BOARD NEWS

Read our latest newsletter

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Decision-making framework for nurses and midwives

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest news

NURSES & MIDWIVES

Online renewal for nurses and midwives is open

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Privately practising midwife banned for 10 years

TRIBUNAL SUMMARY

Tribunal disqualifies nurse for five years for repeated sexual harassment

VIDEO

Being a midwife or a nurse means something

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

NMBA Midwifery Futures image

BOARD NEWS

Midwifery Futures

NMBA, Burnet Institute and colleagues partner to deliver a comprehensive review into the midwifery workforce.

Photo of two people talking at a table

PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner look-up

Look up a nurse or midwife to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

Students in lecture theater

EDUCATION

Search approved programs of study

Find the education and training programs that can lead to registration as a nurse or midwife – or both!

Graphic of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork

PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

Graphic of greetings in different languages

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Translations available

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

Photo of board of board members

GET INVOLVED

Join the NMBA

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation?