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

Coloured educational chart of The Heart. Off white paper with clear gloss laminate, wooden header and footer. Three coloured drawings labeled A B C with numbered parts and a list of names. Printed at the top of the chart - THE HEART. The main drawing A - GENERAL STRUCTURE. Two smaller drawings underneath, C VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION Blood from Ventricle to Aorta and B AURICULAR CONTRACTION Blood from Auricle to Ventricle. In between the two lower drawings there is a list of names for the main drawing. Label on the rea of the header - HEART