File contains an application for rating of credentials.

File contains a monthly report of the "Pupil Nurse from the Hospital for Sick Children", Toronto .

File contains two Christmas Carol programmes by the choir of the Wellesley Campus Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Nursing Department.

File contains two photographs of the nursing faculty.

File contains 8 copies of the Nursing News publication produced by the School of Nursing at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.

File contains a copy of the Women's College Hospital Nursing School yearbook.

File contains six instructional films from the Ryerson Nursing program:

• Life With Baby
• Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes
• Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives
• Sociable Sixes to Noisy Nines
• From Ten to Twelve
• The Teens

File contains the faculty meeting records from 1974 onwards of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute's Nursing department. It includes correspondence, meeting minutes, drafts, reports, summaries of planned activities and resource requirements, bachelors information, committee listings.

File contains the Management Committee records. It includes meeting minutes, drafts and proposals, correspondence, evaluations, job descriptions, definitions of curriculum, and documents pertaining to the degree in nursing.

File contains the School Council records. It includes listings of the departmental council standing committees, reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, proposed changes, policies and procedures, forms, drafts, education models, announcements, Nursing News publication, and regulations.

File contains the Diploma Program Meeting records. It includes correspondence, meeting minutes, awards program, and a preceptor orientation manual.

File contains the Degree Program's meeting minutes, student placement and advisor lists, proposed changes, curriculum overviews, and correspondence.

File contains the Executive Committee of the Nursing Department's council records. It includes the departmental council by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports.

File contains the Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) Ad Hoc Committee on Nursing Administration's correspondence and a position paper on the role of the nurse administrator and standards for nursing administration.

File contains the records related to the Occupational Health Nurses diploma course. It includes correspondence, a brochure, meeting minutes, and a draft of "A Conceptual Framework for Occupational Health Nursing Developed for Speciality Certification".

File contains the records related to the Faculty Planning Day session. It includes correspondence, meeting minutes, goals, and various published materials.

File contains a copy of "Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and Toronto General Hospital Collaborative Critical Care Nursing Certificate Program Demonstration Project Proposal" and correspondence in regards to it.

File contains records dealing with Ontario Region Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing (ORCAUSN) membership. It includes cheques, membership fees, membership listings, and correspondence.

File contains the "Report of the Task Force on Medical Manpower (Macdonald Task Force Report)", correspondence, responses to the report, statements, rosters, published articles, "Report of OCATH/COFM Committee for Alternatives to Residents for Patient Care", and "Report of Neonatal Sub-Committee of COFM/OCATH Committee on Alternatives to Residents for Neonatal Intensive Care".

File contains records related to the proposal of a certificate in cancer nursing. It includes correspondence, the programme, course descriptions, and proposals.

File contains correspondence with the Ontario Council of University Health Sciences on matters of membership.

File contains the Continuing Education Nursing Co-ordinator's annual reports, correspondence, and surveys.

File contains three copies of the book "Learning to Nurse: The First Five Years of the Ryerson Nursing Program" and two copies of the appendix.

File contains the records of the proposal for a nursing degree. It includes the proposal, a pamphlet, core objectives, correspondence, course descriptions, projections, curriculum vitaes, surveys and questionnaires.

Series consists of materials previously stored on the UM (unsorted materials) shelves in the Archives. They are believed to be files maintained by Gail Donner in her role as the chairman of the Nursing Department.

Included are files on:
Nursing Advisory Committee records; Curriculum Committee records; Assistant Chairman's and Administrative meeting minutes; Departmental Council records; Total Faculty meeting records; Curriculum working parties; College of Nurses of Ontario; Correspondence with the Dean of Community Services; Advisory Committee for post diploma programs in psychiatry, paediatrics, and adult intensive care; Learning resources committee; conference attendance; faculty lay-offs; Heads of Diploma Nursing Programs committee; admissions; and some general information from the various campuses of Ryerson's program - Sick Kids, Women's College, and Wellesley.

File contains meeting agenda, minutes, correspondence and accompanying materials relating to the advisory committee for Ryerson's School of Nursing.

File contains meeting agenda, minutes, correspondence and accompanying materials relating to the Curriculum Committee for the School of Nursing.

File contains meeting minutes and accompanying materials for the Assistant Chairmen's , Assistant Chairmen's and Dean, and the Administrative meeting. The Assistant Chairmen's meetings stopped in July of 1976, with the Administrative meetings starting in August of 1976.

File contains meeting minutes and accompanying materials for the Department Council meetings. There is nothing the file for 1975.

File contains meeting minutes and accompanying materials for the Total Faculty and Faculty meetings.

File contains materials relating to Nursing curriculum working parties. Included is a definition of the composition of the working parties, course objectives, handwritten notes, and other supporting materials.

File contains correspondence, forms, memos, and test results for the nurse registration exams held several times yearly by the College of Nurses.

File contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other materials to and from the Nursing Department and the Dean of Community Services.

File contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other materials relating to the Advisory Committee for the post-diploma adult intensive care nursing program.

File contains correspondence and meeting minutes from the Nursing Department's Learning Resources committee.

File contains two pages listing nursing staff and the conferences and workshops they have attended. File also contains 2 workshop evaluations for the Evaluation of Measurement workshop held Friday September 3, 1976.

File contains correspondence and accompanying materials between the Ryerson Faculty Association, the Department of Nursing, the Dean of Community Services, and others regarding the redundancy of staff in the Department of Nursing.

File contains correspondence and meeting minutes from the Heads of Diploma Nursing programs committees, annual meeting, administrator's meetings, and executive committee meetings.

File contains memos, minutes, and reports relating to admissions to Ryerson's Nursing program.

File contains correspondence with members of the committee, member directories, and some meeting minutes.

File contains correspondence with members of the committee, member directories, and some meeting minutes.

File contains correspondence, uniform guidelines and other materials relating to Ryerson's Nursing at the Burton Campus - Sick Children's Hospital.

File contains correspondence and other materials relating to the Ryerson Nursing Grosvenor Campus - Women's College Hospital.

File contains two course descriptions - one for Behavioural Science and the other for Biological Science. Both are for the 1973-1974 school year. That was the first year that Wellesley amalgamated with Ryerson's School of Nursing.

File contains completed questionnaires, questionnaire results reports, and other materials associated with the grading guidelines working party.

File contains correspondence regarding timetabling, electives for post-diploma courses, and gerontology

File contains:
1973 - RG 6.26.1
1975 - RG 6.26.2
1977 - RG 6.26.3
1976 - RG 6.26.4

The Nursing Theory Conference in 1988 was the second one held. Congress was held as the Constellation Hotel and Conference Centre August 23-25, 1988 and was presented by the Ryerson School of Nursing.
File contains materials from the Nursing Theory Congress "From Theory to Practice" conference. Included are 2 programmes and one conference attendee folder.

File contains the final report of program evaluation research of Ryerson and Toronto General Hospital's collaborative Critical Care Nursing certificate program.

The Nursing Theory Conference in 1986 was the inaugural one. Congress was held at the Constellation Hotel and Conference Centre August 19-22, 1986 and was presented by the Ryerson School of Nursing.
File contains materials from the Nursing Theory Congress "From Theory to Practice" conference. Included are 2 programmes.

On September 1, 1973, the responsibility for the administration of all Diploma Nursing Programs with the Province of Ontario was transferred from the Ontario Ministry of Health to the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Diploma Nursing Programs formerly operated by hospitals and or by separately constituted boards were advised that these programs were to be transferred to the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. Under this directive, Ryerson's Diploma Nursing Program was joined by the Schools formerly operated by the Hospital for Sick Children, Women's College Hospital and the Wellesley Hospital.These files contain government and hospital correspondence, news releases, staff notes, speeches, staff transfer and benefits documentation, tuition information, etc. pertaining to the transfer."Nursing Task Force" file from another accession has been incorporated into this collection. It should be noted that the Nursing STUDENT RECORDS of the three hospitals were turned over to Ryerson as part of the program transfer and are maintained by the Records and Registration department of the University's Registrariat. Please see F 946 for the Wellesley School of Nursing records donated to the Archives by the Wellesley School's Alumni association.

File contains meeting minutes and recommendations of the curriculum sub-committee.

File contains meeting minutes, meeting notices, and correspondence of the Executive Council.

File contains the Paediatric Advisory Committee's meeting minutes, course outline, correspondence, summary reports, and motions.

File contains the Adult Intensive Care Advisory Committee's motions, correspondence, meeting minutes, and a program report.

File contains the Advisory Committee on Nursing Education's correspondence and meeting minutes.

The file consists of minutes of meetings, proposed course description, and correspondence related to the one-semester specialist post-diploma course, started in 1968 and the expansion to a two-semester programme in 1970. Both granted a certificate upon completion.

Files consists of handout booklets and pamphlets with course information including some course descriptions.

File contains the records of the President's Office. It includes correspondence; The Nurses Act, 1947 booklets; brochures; and proposals.

File contains the Advisory Committee's correspondence, meeting minutes, and brochures.

File contains correspondence, the Five-Year Academic Plan of the Nursing department, an appendix, and corrections.

File contains the Registrar's memorandums and correspondence.

File contains L. E. Lewis correspondence on curriculum development.

File contains the Assistant Chairman's meeting minutes.

File contains the Staff Development Committee records. It includes meeting minutes, an evaluation of staff development, and a copy of the workshop script.

File contains the Nursing Department Advisory Committee records. It includes listings of members, committee structure and breakdowns, correspondence, meeting minutes, proposals, and course descriptions.

File is a photograph and post card album of the final graduates of the nursing programs of Wellesley Women's College and Sick Children's Hospitals.

File contains a copy of the Nursing Graduation Exercises programme for the Class of 1975 from the Wellesley Hospital, Sick Children's Hospital, and Women's College Hospital Schools of Nursing. This was the final class for all three schools to graduate after their amalgamation into Ryerson's School of Nursing in 1973.

File contains the Conversion Plan for New Academic System created by the Nursing Department in 1969.

File contains a draft of the Nursing Departmental Council's by-laws.

File contains school documentation files including reports, correspondence, personnel listings, reports, drafts, brochures, motions, proposals, course descriptions, teaching assignments, a student handbook, degree program books, invitations, and clippings.

File contains job postings sent by the Human Resources department.

File contains programmes and invitations for the School of Nursing's annual awards night.

File contains two copies of the Report of the "Ryerson Project" on the development of a diploma program in nursing.

File contains materials from the Ryerson School of Nursing Honour Society. Sigma Theta Tau International is the Nursing Honour Society. Included in the file is a VHS tape and programme from the inaugural ceremony, and programmes from the 1997 and 2000 ceremonies.

File contains 5 calendars for the Bachelor of Applied Arts Nursing. Two are for the years 1985-1986, two are for the years 1984-1985, and one is for the years 1983-1984.

File contains a School of Nursing handbook for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing for the year 1996/1997.

File contains "An Outline of the Nursing Diploma Program"

File contains the miscellaneous course outlines of the Nursing Department.

File contains correspondence, reports on the founding of the program, and promotional material for the program.

File contains:
1) Proposal for a change of degree designation from B. A. A. to B.Sc
2) Rationale for a change in degree designation fro B. A. A. to B.Sc
3) Proposed Curriculum revisions for basic and post RN degree completion programs
4) Proposal with Continuing Education for a primary care option in Post RN degree completion program and for a primary care nurse practitioner certificate

Certificate awarded in Psychiatric nursing.

File contains a news release sent to health media by Ryerson University Public Affairs and was posed on the University's Media Room webpage to announce Ryerson University's newest Canada Research Chair (CRC).

File contains a program, sign up sheet, itinerary, program, and other materials relating to the 2008 Nursing Research Day: Partnering for Knowledge Exchange.

File contains a program, sign up sheet, itinerary, program, and other materials relating to the 2009 Nursing Research Day: Leading Research for Health in our Communities.

File contains a program, sign up sheet, itinerary, program, and other materials relating to the 2010 Nursing Research Day: Advancing Research for Health in our Global Community.

File contains a memos and a program for the 2011 Nursing Research Day: Advancing Health Research Toward Social Justice: Building on Diversity and Resilience.

File contains an abstract of presenters from the 5th annual Nursing research day.

File contains and program and abstracts from the 2013 Nursing Research Day: Promoting Equity through Health Research: Embracing Possibilities.

File contains a notice for a Distinguished Visiting Professor University Lecture on the topic of "Knowledge Translation to Advance Practice: With a Focus on Aged Care".

File contains 2 copies of the program of events for the reception recognizing Dr. Elizabeth McCay as the newly appointed research chair in urban health in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing.

General correspondence to and from Miss Rowles.

File contains notices and abstracts for Nursing SRC research colloquium.

This file contains promotional material issued for 50th anniversary of Nursing Department: pins, stickers, thank you notes, Program to Anniversary Reception held at Ryerson University on Saturday, October 18th, 2014.

A commemorative photograph from the Hospital for Sick Children to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute to commemorate the transfer of their school of Nursing to Ryerson. Included in the frame are 4 examples of their school nursing pins.