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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

(4) All such lectures shall be delivered by registered medical practitioners, registered nurses, or other competent instructors approved by the Board.

(5) Such courses of lectures shall be so delivered that every pupil-nurse may attend the same as nearly as possible at regular intervals during her period of training.

(6) Unless otherwise approved by the Board, every pupil-nurse, in addition to other lectures received from registered nurses or other competent instructors hereinbefore referred to, shall attend during the first year of her course at least twenty-four, during the second year at least twenty-four, and during the final year of her course at least thirty-six lectures of one hour each, to be delivered by a registered medical practitioner. In the case of a pupil-nurse receiving part of her training in a Grade “B” Training-school the courses of lectures shall be as directed by the Board:

Provided that the total lectures shall be not less than herein provided.

(7) Every pupil-nurse shall, as part of her training and in the course of her period of training, pass the following examinations to be held at or in connection with the hospital:—

(a) An examination in elementary anatomy and elementary physiology:

(b) An examination in general nursing, medical nursing, surgical nursing, and hygiene:

(c) An examination in cookery for invalids.

(8) (a) The said examination in anatomy and physiology shall be passed after not less than twelve months of the period of training have elapsed:

(b) The said examination in nursing and hygiene shall be passed after not less than two years and nine months of the period of training have elapsed:

(c) The said examination in cookery may be passed at any time during the course of training.

(9) The said examinations shall be conducted by the Matron or members of the teaching staff or other competent persons, and the Board may from time to time approve the standard of any such examination and require from the governing body of any approved hospital such evidence as it may think necessary of the standard required to pass any such examination.

(10) The governing body shall give to every candidate who has passed any of the aforesaid examinations a certificate to that effect in a form provided from time to time by the Board.

(11) The governing body of every Grade “A” Training-school shall cause the lectures required by this regulation to be delivered, and the examinations required by this regulation to be conducted, and shall provide for the purposes of such lectures and the general instruction of pupil-nurses, and so as to be available at reasonable times for the use of pupil-nurses, the following:—

(a) Human skeleton or model thereof; and

(b) Suitable diagrams; and

(c) Such text-books and reference-books as may from time to time be required by the Board; and

(d) Such other equipment as the Board may from time to time require.

(12) The governing body of every Grade “B” Training-school shall cause such part of the lectures required by the regulations to be delivered and such of the examinations required by the regulations to be conducted as the Board may determine in each case, and shall further provide such material for the purpose of instruction as the Board may direct.

5. Final Qualifying Examination for Nurses.

(1) The examination for nurses required to be passed by every person seeking to be registered as a nurse under Part II of the said Act shall be an examination conducted by the Board in the subjects set out in the said First Schedule and such other subjects as the Board may have notified under clause (3) of Regulation 4 hereof.

(2) No person shall present herself for examination who has not on the date of the commencement of the examination attained the age of twenty-one years:

Provided that nothing in this clause shall entitle any person to registration before attaining the age of twenty-two years.