Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing
Student nurses studying for their Practical Nursing class in Queen’s Park.
Interviewer: […] if we could go back to the, the student nurses accommodation for a moment. Could you describe sort of what they were like, in the, [thunderclap] […]
After passing probation, nursing students were presented with white nursing caps and allowed to wear a white bib with their apron.
Nursing students were required to wear their full nursing uniform, complete with cape, when traveling between their student residence and the hospital.
Located near Women’s College Hospital, this house was used as the student nurses’ residence from 1918 to 1935.
Dorothy Macham, a graduate of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing, went on to serve as the hospital’s superintendent for 30 years.
The early probationers’ uniforms consisted of a blue and white long-sleeved pinstriped dress with a white apron and collar, worn with black stockings and shoes.
Nursing students attended scientific lectures at the University of Toronto. By the 1960s, the curriculum grew to include lectures about public health and social needs.
Before the introduction of insulin, nursing students were taught the importance of managing a patient’s diabetes through diet.
Nursing students from the Class of 1940 proudly displaying their probationary uniforms on their first day of school.
