“A two-month extension course in the care of convalescent and non-critically ill children has been launched by the Montreal School for Nursing Aides.”
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“A two-month extension course in the care of convalescent and non-critically ill children has been launched by the Montreal School for Nursing Aides. The course, which is the first of its kind to be organized by the school, is being held at the Children’s Memorial Hospital,” we reported on May 10, 1951.
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This photo from our archives, dated the previous day, did not accompany the story, but appears to show the students in action. They are identified, from left, as student Violet Evans; dietician Margaret Fasken, who was supervising the preparation of eggnog; and students Jean Buchanan, Frances Burgess and Helen Ford.
The Montreal School for Nursing Aides had been opened in 1948. It was sponsored by five general hospitals as well as the Montreal Convalescent Hospital on Kent Ave. in Côte-des-Neiges, where the school was based, and where the trainees resided. The six-month course, which was followed by another six months in a hospital, emphasized practical aspects of care.
As for the eggnog, it’s a safe bet it was not the spiked version popular at Christmas. Traditionally, the milk-based beverage included egg yolks, and a look at the sign on the wall may provide a clue as to why it was being prepared. It reads: “egg yolk and cod liver oil helps to prevent rickets.”