Young women embark on a three-year course to become fully trained nurses, gaining experience in a variety of situations within the hospital before graduating. ''This film of the Nursing Service follows a student's progress from probationer to fully qualified State-registered nurse. In hospital wards, laboratories and lecture-room she acquires technical knowledge and practical skill: at the end of her three years' training many branches of the nursing profession are open to her. Shots include the Casualty Ward, the X-ray Department and the Emergency Theatre.' (Films of Britain - British Council Film Department Catalogue - 1947-50) This film has been made available for non-commercial research and educational purposes courtesy the British Council Film Collection. http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection/about-the-collection