S.L. 458.20 Art. 9Introductory assessment. Preliminary and final examination.

(1) There shall be an assessment at the end of the introductory part, known as introductory assessment, an examination at the end of the preliminary part, known as preliminary examination and another after the end of the final part, known as final examination.

(2) The introductory assessment shall be conducted by the principal nursing tutor of the school and shall consist of two written papers, one paper on anatomy, physiology and personal and community health and the other paper on nursing, psychology and first aid. The marks obtained by a student nurse for each written paper shall be out of a maximum of twenty marks and the principal nursing tutor shall submit a report on the assessment to the Council for Nurses and Midwives.

(3) The preliminary and the final examinations shall each consist of a written and of a practical and oral test.