Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing
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.
Before standard nursing uniforms were available through department stores and mail order catalogues, probationers were responsible for making their own uniforms. A fabric swatch and a letter detailing […]
Students had to be respectful of each other in the dorm rooms. They sometimes worked opposing shifts on the wards.
Although nursing students trained long hours, they still had time for fun in the residence.
Burton Hall was home to the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing and student residence from 1955 to 1975.
Nursing students stand around their first patient, Mrs. Chase, a teaching mannequin.
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.
As part of their clinical training, student nurses cleaned medical instruments in the basement of the hospital’s outpatient clinic.
Congratulatory note from a Big Sister to a Little Sister on the occasion of completing her probationary term and receiving her nurse’s cap.
Students in the Class of 1954 proudly display their nurses’ caps after the capping ceremony.
Handmade invitation to the annual “probie” party hosted by the Nurses Christian Fellowship. It marked the first social event for the new students.
