Examination for the State Registration of Trained Nurses
In our last issue we gave the results of the December final State Examinations. Below will be found the questions and some of the answers given m the medical and surgical papers, together with the comments of the examiners. We are sorry we have none of the answers given by the midwifery candidates, as they were especially good ; but hope after the next examinations to be able to print some. Anatomy and Physiology. Ist December, 1908. time : three hours. [n.b. — Candidates are expected to answer every question. Answers should be brief and to the point.] 1. Describe a rib, and give the attachments before and behind of (a) fifth rib, (b) ninth rib, (c) eleventh rib. 2. Name the different kinds of joints met with m the body, giving an example of each. Describe carefully the knee joint. 3. Give a short sketch of the systemic and pulmonary circulation. At what points m the circulation do important changes m the character of the blood occur, and what is, briefly, the nature of these changes ? 4. What are the chief ferments met with m the alimentary canal ? Name the regions where found, and state shortly the part •each plays m the process of digestion. 5. Give a short account of the excretion of urine. What amount of urine is excreted m twenty-four hours by an adult, and what are the circumstances which lead to a variation m the amount excreted ?
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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 April 1909, Page 49
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247Examination for the State Registration of Trained Nurses Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 April 1909, Page 49
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