Section 23: Nursing or midwifery duties, etc. (as amended by Section 15 of the Nursing and Midwifery (Registration, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2022).

(1)
A nurse or midwife registered under this Act shall be entitled to carry out nursing or midwifery care as provided for in the training curriculum prescribed and approved by the Council.
[1992 No. 83.]
(2) Any registered nurse or midwife shall be entitled to set up a private nursing home, maternity home or skilled nursing facility (SNF) if —
(a) he has minimum of ten years working experience in a recognised health establishment as a registered nurse or midwife after registration with the Council;
(b) he has complied with all the conditions prescribed by the Ministry of Health of the State, and this shall be without prejudice to section 2 (1) of the Principal Act, and such recommendations are sent to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for approval of the establishment of such nursing home, maternity home or skilled nursing facility; and
(c) he has demonstrated unequivocally that there are adequate arrangements for prompt referral to a practicing obstetrician and gynaecologist or an experienced medical practitioner or a secondary health facility for medical attention when the medical condition is beyond the scope of practice of the nurse or midwife.