We are the

NURSING COUNCIL,

COMMONWEALTH OF

The Bahamas

Confirm

A nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s registration

Our introduction

About Us- What We Do

The Nursing Council is a body established to provide control of the training and practice of clinical nurses and midwives, for the registration of nurses, clinical nurses and midwives. The Council functions according to the Nurses and Midwives Act and the Nurses and Midwives (Nurses Agencies) Regulations, 1993. The Council consists of 10 appointed members:

5 persons whom the Minister selects.
3 persons nominated by the Nurses’ Association
1 person nominated by the Minister of Education.
1 registered medical practitioner selected by the minister in association with the medical association.

Appointments are for two years, after which each member is eligible for reappointment. The Minister is responsible for appointing a Chairman from among the members. Additionally, there is a Nursing Appeal Tribunal, which investigates grievances, this tribunal comprises of a chairman, and two other members appointed by the minister.

THE COUNCIL FUNCTIONS THROUGH COMMITTEES

Education Committee
Examination Committee
Finance Committee
Registration Committee
Standards and Practice Committee
Discipline and Penal Cases Committee

The Council seeks to produce better-equipped nurses and midwives with essential skills necessary for their line of work by:

Prescribing requirements for people applying for training as nurses, clinical nurses, and midwives.
Providing programs and curricula for nurses, clinical nurses, and midwives in training.
Establishing, managing, and controlling schools for nurses, midwives, and clinical nurses; and regulating the instruction given at these institutions.
Prescribing examinations to be passed and other requirements by people wishing to register as a nurse and midwife or seeking to enroll as a clinical nurse.
Stipulating the functions of nurses, midwives, and clinical nurses and the nature of the services they offer.
Providing the establishment and control of agencies that utilize the services of nurses, midwives, and clinical nurses.
Making corrections to the register and the roll required by the Act to be kept.
Ensuring procedure is followed in regard to disciplinary inquiries.
Regulating the practice of midwifery and prescribing the powers and duties of Supervisors of Midwifery in any district.
Enforcing any other matter or thing which is required by the Act.

VISION

To protect the Public through the enforcement of quality, nursing education, training, and Practice.

MISSION

Provide the legal framework to control education, training and practice of nurses and Midwives in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Establish and monitor the standards of professional Nursing and Midwifery through on-going collaboration with statutory accreditation body, Nursing schools and Health Professionals.