Nursing in the Republic of Ireland

Nursing is self-regulated in Ireland. The regulatory body is An Bord Altranais (The Nursing Board). The board was established under the 1950 Nurses Act and currently operates under the 1985 Nurses Act. There are currently over 82,000 nurses registered by An Bord Altranais of which over 65,000 are on the active register ABA Statistics 2006. There are currently nine divisions of the register: nurse prescriber, advanced nurse practitioner, general, psychiatric, children's, intellectual disability, midwifery, public health and tutor. rdf:langString