NURSES’ EXAMINATIONS
TOO MUCH THEORY fPea United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, July 26. “ The general idea now seems to be that nurses should be semi-doctors,” said Ur R. Campbell Begg when the question of the low-'percentage of passes achieved by the nurses ,of the Wellington Hospital in the recent State examinations was brought before the meeting of the board to-night. Dr Begg refuted the suggestion that an inadequate teaching staff at tho hospital was in any way responsible for the low number of passes. He quoted figures for the past three years when, with the same staff, the percentage of passes had been very high. > Dr T. L. Parr observed that a great many of the questions asked at the examination were most unfortunate. Their object was not clearly and definitely specified, so that one centre might easily be put at a great disadvantage. . , Dr D, M. Wilson agreed with Dr Begg that there was a tendency to thrust upon nurses tired from their work a tremendous amount of theoretical study. The Nurses’ Board was stressing the theoretical side of the work too much.
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Evening Star, Issue 21783, 27 July 1934, Page 14
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