NURS 1800- Fall 2012

1. Historical Canadian Nurse Biography [Value 10 % of final grade for Nursing 1800]
Choose one Canadian Nurse (from the list below) and write a three page maximum historical
biography that includes the following information.
Content: Where and when was this person born/ lived? (Approximate dates may be all you
can find). 0.5 mark
How and where were his/her training/ education/ knowledge obtained? 0.5 mark
Describe the social, economic and political context in which this person lived. Please
be specific about the nursing role and the role of women during this time frame. For
instance what did this nurse do as she/ he worked as a nurse? This piece is weighted
the heaviest so I am looking for evidence of critical thinking and research excellence.
3 marks
What significant contributions did this person/group make to the profession of
nursing? 1.5 marks
Format: Use at least 4 authoritative sources (references) 1.5 marks
Maximum of three written pages (marks will be deducted for more than three pages-
no exceptions) I will not read any written work over three pages. Paper must follow
APA guidelines for construction of paper which includes double spacing, 12 font and
proper paragraph formation. 1 mark
Title page and reference page are separate and must be in APA format 1 mark
Form and style: clarity, logical flow, organized 0.5 marks
Grammar and spelling 0.5 marks
Total Marks 10
Canadian Nurses
Students will be asked to sign up for an individual listed below. There are 14 figures so please
no more than three students to research each person. Please sign up early if you wish to get your
choice.
1. Lady Aberdeen
2. Edith Cavell

2. 3. Saint Marie-Marguerite d`Youville
4. Ethel Gordon Fenwick
5. Ethel Johns
6. Jeanne Mance
7. Major Margaret C. MacDonald
8. Helen Mussallem
9. Georgina Fane Pope
10. Harriet Sloan
11. Elizabeth Smellie
12. Mary Agnes Snively
13. Shirley Stinson
14. A family member or friend who trained prior to 1960 in Canada