Florence Nightingale
Known as the founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
Superintendent of English nurses in Turkey during the Crimean War
Florence Nightingale
First female statistician
1874
Year that the first hospital diploma school opened in Canada
St. Catharines Training School
First hospital diploma school in Canada
1881
Year that the School for Nurses at Toronto General Hospital was established
Mary Agnes Snively
Director of the nursing school at Toronto General Hospital and one of the founders of
the Canadian Nurses Association
1898
Year that the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was formed
Mary Agnes Snively
First treasurer of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)
1908
Year that the Canadian Association of Trained Nurses (CNATN) was established
1924
Year that the CNATN was renamed to the Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Nurses Association
Grants qualified nurses the legal authority to use the title of "RN"
Simone Roach
Developed the Code of Ethics in 1979 based on Theory of Caring
1919
Year that the first Canadian undergraduate nursing degree program was established
UBC
Canadian school with the first undergraduate nursing degree program
Weir report
Conducted due to concerns about quality of nursing education and exploitation of
nursing students
Weir report
Recommended that nurses receive liberal arts and technical education at the degree
level
1965
Year that the Royal Commission on Health Services report called for separation of
nursing education from hospital services
1959
Year that the first master's degree program in nursing was established in Canada
University of Western Ontario
Canadian school with the first master's degree program in nursing
, 1967
Year that the first education program for NPs working in remote stations was
establishhed
Dalhousie University
Canadian school with the first education program for NPs working in remote nursing
stations
1973
Year that the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario was established
Expanded Nursing Services for Patients Act
Allowed RNs who hold extended certificate to provide primary health care services
1997
Year that the Expanded Nursing Services for Patients Act passed
1991
Year that the first doctoral nursing program was established in Canada
University of Alberta
Canadian school with the first doctoral nursing program
NurseOne
Database information available to nurses across the country
Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing
Monitors educational programs to ensure quality and responses to change in health
care
National Nursing Education Framework
Describes expectations for baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral programs
1860
Year that the first Nightingale School of Nursing opened
Nightingale model
Hospital-based model overseen by a trained superintendent, trained staff members
(who act as instructors), and nursing students (who provide most of the care)
St. Thomas' Hospital
Hospital where the first Nightingale School of Nursing was opened
1887
Year that the first Training School for Nurses in Western Canada opened
Winnipeg General Hospital
Location of the first Training School for Nurses in Western Canada
1891
Year that the Vancouver General Hospital began a school
1899
Year that the International Council of Nurses (ICN) was founded
1905
Year that the Canadian Nurse journal was established
Nova Scotia
First province to gain legislation that set educational standards and improved nursing
care
1979
Year that Sister Simone Roach developed a code of ethics for the CNA
1982