Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association (previously know as Victorian Trained Nurses Association)

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Establishment

The Australian Nursing Federation, Victorian Branch, was first constituted in 1901 as the Victorian Trained Nurses Association (VTNA). Its role was to register trained nurses, to introduce a uniform curriculum of training and examination, to establish a benefit scheme for nurses and to generally promote the interests of nurses (University of Melbourne Archives). The inaugural meeting was held at the Melbourne Hospital on 19 April 1901. The prefix 'Royal' was obtained by Royal Charter in 1904 from Edward VII. In 1934 the RTVNA changed its name to the Royal Victorian College of Nursing (RVCN), which reflected its greater involvement with nursing education.