Historical information

Educational teaching chart used at the Northern District School of Nursing, Rowan Street, Bendigo.
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in 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

Black drawings on yellow background educational chart of the Development of the Foetus. Gloss finished paper with wooden header and footer. Written on the wooden header - DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOETUS NO18. The chart has many diagrams showing development from early cell division to full term pregnancy with numbers and letters and a table with expiations.