Nursing throughout the years ...

St. Michael’s Hospital

Nursing Throughout the Years….

Mother De Chantal First Superior of St. Michael’s Hospital 1892

First graduates of the St. Michael’s Hospital School of Nursing, 1894

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1904 - SMH Alumnae established to promote unity and goodwill among graduates and the advancement of nursing

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1904 - The Graduate Nurses Association formed from Alumnae groups of various schools in Ontario

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1907 - Formation of central registry for special Nursing

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1908 - Canadian National Association of trained nurses

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1924 – Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)

St. Michael’s School of Nursing graduating class, 1904

St. Michael’s School of Nursing Graduating Class, 1914

First contingent of St. Michael’s nurses to serve overseas during WWI, 1915

Private patient room, 1920s

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1928 - Scope of Practice Administration of nurses

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1929 - Scope of Practice Hypodermic Injections

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1930 - Scope of Practice Blood Transfusion

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1940 - Scope of Practice Oxygen Therapy

St. Michael’s School of Nursing graduating class, 1924

• 1934 - Nurses went to Mayo Clinic for Nursing Course • 1936 - School of Nursing offers post graduate • 1974 - George Brown offers post graduate Nursing course Reception room in nurses’ residence, 1930s

St. Michael’s School of Nursing graduating class, 1934

St. Michael’s Hospital School of Nursing pin, 1942

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1935 – Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) instrumental in developing standards for nursing education and practice

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1936 - Monthly Staff Nurses Education at SMH

St. Michael’s nurse’s cape, 1942

Sister Vincenza, graduated from the hospital’s nursing program in 1922 and worked at St. Michael’s from 1928 until 1956 as the supervisor of obstetrics.

Pageant for the Golden Jubilee of the School of Nursing, 1944

Nursing students in anatomy lab, 1952

St. Michael’s School of Nursing graduating class, 1954

Sister Brigid Anne with patient on ward 1-D, c1954

Sister Irene McDonald with patient, c1962 •

1963 -Establishment of College of Nurses of Ontario

College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) was established in 1963

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) was established in 1935

St. Michael’s Hospital School of Nursing graduating class, 1964

Nursing students in nurses’ library, 1967

Last class of nurses to graduate from St. Michael’s, before the program was transferred to George Brown College, 1974

Noreen Giommi, Head Nurse of 5-AS, and Sister Dorothy Dwyer, RN, assessing support services needed for discharge of patient, 1981

St. Michael’s Hospital began its 3 year RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) Candidacy in 2009 - 2012.

In 2012, St. Michael’s Hospital was awarded BPSO designation by the RNAO during Nursing Week.

Over the course of our BPSO designation term (2012-2017) St. Michael’s Hospital…

• Implemented a total of 31 RNAO Best Practice Guideline (BPGs) • 60 BPG initiatives have been led by BPG Nurse Champions and teams across the hospital • Hosted 3 international BPSO visitors from Australia, Chile and Columbia to learn from St. Michael’s BPSO journey • 26 nurses presented BPG work externally at national and international conferences

HAPPY NURSING WEEK 2017!

Acknowledgements: Teruko Kishibe, archivist Joan Bennett

Photos courtesy of St. Michael’s Hospital Archives