Functions of PNMC

Functions of PNC

• 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.