Our Mission
Our Mission
Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council, as a significant participant in the health care delivery system in the country, is dedicated to providing support for the professional development and competencies of those who study Nursing, Lady Health Visitors, and Midwifery.
The aims of PNMC also include monitoring for implementation of national standards in Nursing, Health Visitors, and Midwifery education and practice by providing Registration /infrastructure and arranging continued educational opportunities for registered members.
Functions of the PNMC
- PNMC sets the curriculum for the education of Nurses, Midwives, LHVs, and Nursing Auxiliaries.
- PNMC inspects educational institutions for approval based on established standards
- PNMC provides registration (license) to practice.
- PNMC maintains standards of education and practice.
- PNMC works closely with the four provincial Nursing Examination Boards (NEBs).
- PNMC plays an advisory role for the overall benefit of Nurses, Midwives, LHVs, and Nursing Auxiliaries in the country.
- PNMC maintains an advisory role for the Federal and Provincial governments regarding nursing education and nursing services.
- PNMC communicates policy decisions regarding nursing education and the welfare of nurses, taken in Council meetings, to Governments, Nursing Institutions, NEBs, and Armed Forces Nursing Services for implementation.
- PNMC prescribes penalties for fraudulent registration by the intention of pretense and removes persons from the Register for professional misconduct.