An exam schedule from the Ontario Department of Health for the registration of nurses; the schedule (a) is printed on a single piece of folded paper; there is also an exam registration card that a student had to show to be admitted into the examination (b); these are stored in an envelope (c).
An exam schedule from the Ontario Department of Health for the registration of nurses; the schedule (a) is printed on a single piece of folded paper; there is also an exam registration card that a student had to show to be admitted into the examination (b); these are stored in an envelope (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - schedule - Size (unfolded): Length 27.6 cm x Width 21.5 cm
b - identification card - Size: Length 18.8 cm x Width 9.8 cm
c - envelope - Size: Length 24.0 cm x Width 10.5 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's mother, Mary Pillar (married name McAlpine), a 1946 graduate of the St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing, in Toronto.
"TIME TABLE // NURSE REGISTRATION EXAMINATION // Wednesday, May 29, 1946 // 9.00 - 11.00 a.m. Anatomy and Physiology. // 1.30 - 3.00 p.m. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. // 3.30 - 5.00 p.m. Obstetrical Nursing. // Thursday, May 30, 1946. // 9.00 - 10:30 a.m. Nursing of Children. // 11.00 - 12.30 a.m. Nursing in General, Orthopaedic // and Gynaecological Surgery. // 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. // Medical Nursing. // Friday, May 31, 1946. // 9.00 - 11.30 a.m. Principles of Nursing." printed on the schedule "REGISTRATION OF NURSES // PROVINCE OF ONTARIO // IDENTIFICATION CARD" printed at the top of the card with various other information and signatures "Miss Mary Pillar, // 1505 Pierre Ave., // Windsor, Ont." printed on the envelope "ONTARIO // DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH" printed on the back of the envelope
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 4
Condition Remarks
Some minor discoloration; there are some tears on the envelope.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Timeline
Reference Comments
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/RNAOs_Proud_Past.pdf
Research Facts
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, by 1935, was instrumental in developing standards for nursing education and practice. The association protected the title “registered nurse” by making it mandatory to be registered. Nurses had to graduate from nursing school and subsequently be examined again in order to become registered nurses in Ontario. Examinations for the Registered Nurse Certificate began in 1923.