Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival Items
Nursing
Classification
Archival, Publications
Nursing
Accession Number
995002150
Description
Wood framed paper registered nurse certificate issued by the Province of Ontario awarded to Jean Guess; elaborate decorative border, Province of Ontario emblem appears at top of certificate; separate Ministry of Health paper stamp affixed in bottom left corner; in wooden frame with glass front and …
Wood framed paper registered nurse certificate issued by the Province of Ontario awarded to Jean Guess; elaborate decorative border, Province of Ontario emblem appears at top of certificate; separate Ministry of Health paper stamp affixed in bottom left corner; in wooden frame with glass front and cardboard backing.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae via Marilyn Boston
Printed at top: "Province of Ontario // This is to Certifiy that // Jean Guess // having duly complied with the provisions of the Act respecting // The Registration of Nurses and the regulations thereunder has this day been duly // registered in the Department of Health and while so registered // may be designated and use the title // Registered Nurse // Given under our hands and Seal of Office of the Minister of Health // at the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario this eleventh day of // March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty nine // Forbes Godfrey MD // Minister of Health // A M Mann Reg N // Inspector of Training Schools // Certificate No. 29.377"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-1
Length
37.1 cm
Width
25.9 cm
Depth
0.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 37.1 cm x Width 25.9 x Depth 0.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Certificate is faded; noticeable wrinkling of paper in upper left and right corners; stamp is worn; loose surface dirt under glass; frame has scratches; no paper backing on frame to hold cardboard in place
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.