DIPLOMA
Date1952
Dimensions16.5 x 21 cm
Object numberHF.2019.20.1 A
DescriptionPaper nursing diploma awarded to Audrey Jean Profitt after completing her nursing study. The diploma is a small rectangular piece of paper in a black plastic case. The diploma has a white background with black script. There is a red seal in the lower left hand corner. The seal is that of the Prince Edward Island HospitalNarrative
The first official nursing school in the province was at the Prince Edward Island Hospital in 1891, which was also among the first in Canada. Several schools of nursing opened throughout PEI over the next 100 years and in the 1960s the Association of Nurses of PEI began to push for a centralized system of training. The result was the Prince Edward Island School of Nursing which operated from 1969-1994 before becoming part of the University of Prince Edward Island's nursing sciences program.
1952
1952
27 May 1949
mid 20th century
Canadian
1847
