Historical information

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.

Physical description

Northern District School of Nursing - two-page typed input to "A Golden Era in the History of Nursing", The Nursing History of the Northern District School of Nursing - Lister House.
Prepared from a meeting with Jenny Clutterbuck and Joan O'Shea 10:00AM 30 June 2010 for the preparation for writing a book on NDSN.
Documents required by:
Hospitals and Charities Commission Victoria
Victorian Nursing Council
Victorian Government
Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA)
Committee of Management: Hospitals
Affiliated Hospitals