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 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 the 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 a person from the register for professional misconduct.