Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Archives of Caring in Nursing
Sister M. Simone Roach, RN, PhD
Papers, 1958 - 2005
Archives Collection ARC-005
Extent: 1.3 linear feet
Provenance: Sr. M. Simone Roach
Access: This collection is unrestricted.
Citation: Sr. M. Simone Roach Papers, Archives of Caring in Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College
of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Selected Biography, M. Simone Roach, C.S.M., Ph.D.:
Sister M. Simone Roach was brought up in a large, Roman Catholic family in a coal
mining area of Cape Breton, NS, Canada. After high school she completed a nursing diploma
program at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Glace Bay, NS. Following a year of nursing practice,
she entered the Sisters of St. Martha, Antigonish, NS, serving in a variety of clinical areas and
teaching in Schools of Nursing. She completed a nursing undergraduate degree at St. Francis
Xavier University, Antigonish and graduate study at University of Toronto, Boston University, and
the Catholic University of America. There she completed a Doctoral program with a major in
Philosophical Foundations of Education in 1970. She pursued two years of post-doctoral work,
one year at Harvard Divinity School (Ethics), and one year as Reader at Regis College, Toronto,
during which time she completed the second revised edition of her book on Caring. While Caring
was always central as the core of nursing in her teaching, Sister Roach did not begin formal study
of Caring until 1970 when she was Chair of the Department of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier
University.
The following publications are foundational:
1984. Caring: The Human Mode of Being, Implications for Nursing, a Monograph. Faculty of
Nursing, University of Toronto.
1987. The Human Act of Caring, A Blueprint for the Health Professions. Ottawa, Canadian
Healthcare Association Press.
1997. Caring From the Heart: The Convergence of Caring and Spirituality. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist
Press. (a compilation of chapters by 13 authors, each relating to a theme but with a
unique focus)
2002. Caring, the Human Mode of Being: A Blueprint for the Health Professions (2nd rev. ed.).
Ottawa: Canadian Healthcare Association Press (ISBN 1-896151-44-2;
chapress@cha.ca)
In her original research, Sister Roach was responding to the question, “What is a nurse
doing when he or she is caring?” Because the list became too specific and unmanageable, data
were identified within five categories that became known as the “Five C’s” (later “Six C’s”) ─
Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment (added later.)
Reflections on these C’s can be found in all her writings.
While the Six C’s as attributes of caring have an important practical application, this
aspect of Sister Roach’s research did not fully address a more fundamental ontological question,
“What is Caring, in itself?” Reflection on this question led to the insight, “caring is the human
mode of being.” We care, not because we are nurses, physicians, social workers, parents, etc;
we care because we are human beings. We differ in how we care, not in that we care. Caring is
not unique to nursing or even to the caring professions; it is a primary characteristic of being
human. Further reflections in Caring from the Heart, noted above, examined the convergence of
caring and spirituality. Sister Roach’s research, inspired by The Universe Story (Swimme, Berry,
1992) and other writings, pursued the more universal call of care as a “child of the universe.” This
is an exciting, ever-expanding development moved by rapid developments in science and
technology.
Sister Roach has lectured internationally, with presentations in Australia, Bangkok,
Finland, Cambridge (England), Russia, Sterling (Scotland), Canada and the US. She shares her
work with the expectation that it will be helpful to students teachers and practitioners alike, and
that application will continue to be made at all levels of health care. (M.S. Roach, 2007)
Summary:
This collection contains five series: I) Copies of essay for BSN requirements and thesis
for MSN requirements; II) Collection of notes marked “consultations 1980-81, before writing
book”; III) Prepared speeches and presentations given at various school of nursing
commencements, hospital in-service sessions, and other similar venues; some are complete,
others are notes or outlines; IV) Curriculum vitae, portrait and correspondence, V) Three-ring
binder containing handwritten and typescript notes, photocopies of papers; VI) Caring, the Human
Mode of Being: A Blueprint for the Health Professions (2nd rev. ed.). Translated into Japanese.
Summary of box contents:
Series I, folders 1-2: Box 1
Series II, folders 1-3: Box 1
Series III, folders 1-33: Box 1
Series III, folders 34-72: Box 2
Series IV, folders 1-3: Box 2
Series V, 3-ring binder contents: Box 3 (clamshell)
Series VI, books: Box 4 (legal size)
Series II, folder 1; Series III, folder 27A: Box 4 (legal size)
Detailed Contents:
Box 1
Series I: BSN essay (1958) and MSN thesis (1967)
Folder 1. Roach, Sister Marie Simone, C.S.M. (1958, May). The nursing program: A preparation
for Christian family living. An essay submitted to the Department of Nursing Education in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, St. Francis Xavier
University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [34-page carbon copy of typescript, in red binder]
Folder 2. [Roach], Sister Marie Simone, C.S.M., B.Sc.N, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish,
Nova Scotia, Canada. (1967). The development of an instrument to measure selected affective
outcomes of a diploma program in nursing from verbal responses of nurses on completion of the
program. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of
Science in the School of Nursing, Boston University, June 1967. [108-page poor-quality
photocopy of a carbon copy of a typescript; post-it note stated original is in Boston University
archives]
Box 1, continued
Series II: “Consultations 1980-81, before writing book”
Series II, Folder 1 (Legal size paper – see Box 5) Correspondence with Leonard C. Feldstein,
January – February 1981. [2 letters; stored in but not inserted in original 3-ring binder]
Folder 2. Photocopy of Widerquist, J.G. (1993). “Dearest friend”: The correspondence of
colleagues Florence Nightingale and Mary Jones. Nursing History Review, 1, 1993, 25-42.
Folder 3. Photocopy of Slater, V.E. (1994). The educational and philosophical influences on
Florence Nightingale, an enlightened conductor. Nursing History Review, 2, 137-152.
Box 1 continued:
Series III: Speeches and presentations, 1970 - 2005
Folder 1. Roach, Sister M. Simone, R.N., Ph.D., C.S.M. (1997, November). A global agenda for
human caring: A paper prepared for the 7th Asian Regional Conference of CICIAMS, November
10, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand. [21-page photocopy of typescript or computer print; some
handwritten notes; a second copy that was farther down in the original box is also in this folder]
Folder 2. Roach, Sister M. Simone, R.N., Ph.D. (1994, September). Ethics, technology, and long
term care: The need for a new model. Annual Provincial Conference of the Gerontological
Nurses’ Group of British Columbia, September 30 and October 1, 1994. [photocopies of 6
transparencies used for the presentation; some handwritten notes on several
Folder 3. Roach, Sister M. Simone. (1993, November). Realities of the caring commitment in a
demanding work situation. Address to Nursing Staff, Riverdale Hospital, November 3, 1993. [1page computer print, with attached post-it note “used transparencies”]
Folder 4. Roach, Sister M. Simone. (1995, May). Reflections on the occasion of Hospital Week
activities, Salvation Army Scarborough Grace Hospital. [7-page computer print, with 1-page
diagram showing varied causes of mistreatment of patients in long-term care, 1-page list of
qualities relating to the Concept of Caring, and 1-page “Plan for the Day” schedule of meetings]
Folder 5. Roach, Sister M. Simone, R.N., Ph.D. (1992, June). [no title] Commencement address,
St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 3, 1992. [11-page
typescript; letter of thanks from Katherine Daley, St. Clare’s Hospital School of Nursing.]
Folder 6. Roach, Sister M. Simone, R.N., Ph.D. (1991, June). Nursing: The professionalization of
the human capacity to care. Commencement address, Mennonite College of Nursing,
Bloomington, IL, June 15, 1991. [11-page copy of computer print; 2-page background material on
Mennonite College of Nursing; 4 letters: correspondence pertaining to invitation, response and
thanks.]
Folder 7. Roach, Sister M. Simone, R.N., Ph.D. (1991, May). Nursing: The professionalization of
the human capacity to care. National Nurses’ Week presentation [to] Nursing Staff, Children’s
Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, OH, May 9-10, 1991. [6-page original computer print
with some handwritten notes (final page photocopy?), letter of thanks for honorarium check, to
Louise Luxmore, RN, Assistant Director Staff Development, Children’s Hospital Medical Center,
June 5, 1991] [handwritten card from Denise Pittinger, Barberton, OH, inquiring how to purchase
Sr. Simone’s book.]
Folder 8. Roach, Sister M. Simone. (1991) Creating communities of caring. Paper presented at
National League for Nursing Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 5-8, 1990. In:
Curriculum Revolution: Community Building and Activism (pp. 123-138). NY: National League for
Nursing. [with cover letter transmitting her complimentary copy of the volume]
[in same folder] Background material, preparatory resources, NLN presentation, Scottsdale,
Arizona – 8-page computer print “National League for Nursing, 7th National Conference on
Nursing Education: Curriculum Revolution: Community Building and Activism - Themes from
program”
[in same folder] 8 photocopies of papers from Journal of Nursing Education:
Tornyay, R. (1990). The curriculum revolution [editorial]. Journal of Nursing Education,
29(7), 292-294.
Waters, V. (1990). Associate degree nursing and curriculum revolution II. Journal of
Nursing Education, 29(7), 322-325.
Bevis, E.O., & Murray, J.P. (1990). The essence of the curriculum revolution:
Emancipatory teaching. Journal of Nursing Education, 29(7), 326-331. [following this
is a single-sheet computer print of p. 15 of a document referencing a Roman myth on
“caring,” with glued cut sheet copy of the myth.]
Diekelmann, N. (1990). Nursing education: Caring, dialogue, and practice. Journal of
Nursing Education, 29(7), 300-305.
Tanner, C.A. (1990). Reflections on the curriculum revolution. Journal of Nursing
Education, 29(7), 295-299.
Moccia, P. (1990). No sire, it’s a revolution. Journal of Nursing Education, 29(7), 307-311.
Allen, D.G. (1990). The curriculum revolution: Radical re-visioning of nursing education.
Journal of Nursing Education, 29(7), 312-316.
Chinn, P.L. (1990). GOSSIP: A transformative art for nursing education. Journal of
Nursing Education, 29(7), 318-321.
Folder 9. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1990, September). Caring: The essence of nursing and
health. A paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of Therapeia, St. John’s, Newfoundland,
September 27-29, 1990. [11-page computer print]
Folder 10. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1989, November). Care for the caregiver. 46th Annual
Convention of the Catholic Health Association of Alberta, [no place] November 28, 1989. [14page computer print]
Folder 11. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1989, June). Commencement address, Brandon General
Hospital School of Nursing, Brandon, Manitoba, June 30, 1989. [9-page computer print, with
some handwritten notations]
Folder 12. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1989, June). Commencement address. The St. Boniface
General Hospital School of Nursing, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 16, 1989. [11-page computer
print; letter acknowledging her response to their invitation, from Pat Murphy, Student Affairs.]
Folder 13. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1988, June). Nursing: The professionalization of the human
capacity to care. Prepared for Health Sciences Alumni Jubilee Memorial Lecture, St. Boniface
General Hospital [Winnipeg, Manitoba?], June 22, 1988, [5-page computer print; notation on face
page: “Summary only: Lecture Videotaped”]
Folder 14. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1988, February). Psychogeriatrics: Ethical issues. A paper
presented at Seven Oaks General Hospital, Psychogeriatrics Program, February 26, 1988. [13page computer print or copy of computer print]
[in same folder: 6-page conference program: Psychogeriatrics: Who needs it? A conference
presented by the Seven Oaks General Hospital, Psychogeriatrics Program, February 26, 1988,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.]
Folder 15. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1988, April). Ethical conflicts: The quality of life. NAACOG:
The Organization for Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nurses, District VI, ManitobaSaskatchewan Section Spring Workshop, “OGN nursing: Past, present and future,” Winnipeg,
Manitoba, April 28-29, 1988. [9-page typescript with some handwritten notations, 2 pages
photocopy from unknown printed source, 1 page typescript: “A key question.”]
[in same folder: letter dated February 2, 1988 acknowledging her presentation title, discussing
honorarium, from Susan Mussell, Program Chairperson; letter enclosing completed information
sheet (2 pages) and objectives for her presentation, from Sr. Roach.]
Folder 16. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1987, October). Nursing: The professionalization of human
caring. Address to students, Service of Dedication, The Salvation Army Grace General Hospital,
October 8, 1987. [7-page copy of computer print]
Folder 17. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1987, January). Ethics, nursing and society. Address
presented to Catholic Nurses Guild of Manitoba, January 11, 1987. [11-page copy of computer
print, some handwritten notations on last page]
Folder 18. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1986, November). The denominational health care
institution: “A caring community.” An outline of a luncheon address, Annual Meeting of Catholic
Health Conference of Manitoba, November 19, 1986. [8-page typescript or computer print]
Folder 19. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1985, January). The hospital: A caring community. A lecture
presented to staff, University Hospital of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, January 30, 1985. [14-page
typescript or computer print]
Folder 20. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1981, October). Ethical decision-making in day-to-day
activities. An address to ANDSOOHA [Association of Nursing Directors and Supervisors in
Official Health Agencies in Ontario], St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Association, and VON, Toronto,
October 22, 1981. [2 copies of 10-page copy of typescript]
Folder 21. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1995). Power, politics and public policy: The challenge of a
new metaphor. Paper presented at 16th Conference of the International Association of Human
Caring. [note states: Published in Boykin, A. (1995). Power, politics and public policy: A matter of
caring. NY: National League for Nursing Press.]
Folder 22. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1995, March). Transpersonal healing modalities: Use of self.
Paper presented for the conference, “Nurses as healers: The power of personal encounter”, The
Institute of Religion, Houston, Texas, March 31, 1995. [10-page computer print with handwritten
notations]
Folder 23. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1995, March). Caring from the heart: The healing metaphor.
Paper presented for the conference, “Nurses as healers: The power of personal encounter”, The
Institute of Religion, Houston, Texas, March 31, 1995.[15-page computer print; post-it note on title
page: “This is the paper Gwen Sherwood gave”.
Folder 24. Roach, M. Simone, C.S.M, Ph.D. (n.d.) Human caring as virtuous activity. [33-page
computer print; handwritten notation on p. 1 “edited 18/01/02 minor changes”; post-it note on title
page: “working paper - Simone”]
Folder 25. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1994, September). Ethics, technology, and long term care:
The need for a new model. Annual Provincial Conference of the Gerontological Nurses’ Group of
British Columbia, September 30-October 1, 1994. [19-page computer print with handwritten
notations’]
[in same folder: Fax dated 9/2/1994 from Fiona Sudbury, GNGBC Conference Committee,
confirming travel and accommodations arrangements for the conference; letter dated 7/19/1994
from Jessie Mantle, Program Committee Chair, outlining travel and accommodations, honorarium
arrangements.]
Folder 26. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1998, November). [no title] Convocation address, St.
Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, November 16, 1998. [11-page computer
print, no title]
Folder 27. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1980, March). Caring: A concept central to nursing. The
Gladys Josephine Sharpe Memorial Lecture, McMaster University School of Nursing, 11 March,
1980. [2 copies of 16-page typescript with some handwritten notations]
Series II, Folder 27A (Legal size paper – see Box 5) Poster/flier for 2nd Gladys J. Sharpe
Lectureship, Sponsored by School of Nursing and Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster
University Health Sciences Centre, March 11, 1980. Keynote speaker: Sister Simone Roach,
R.N., Ph.D., Caring: What do we mean? [8 ½ x 14” black-and-white photocopy page]
Folder 28. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1988, November). Panel response to: The economic edges
of excellence in critical care (Dr. John Home). Response: Ethics/Religion. Edge of excellence: A
conference on critical care nursing, Winnipeg, [Manitoba], November 21-22, 1988. [6-page
typescript or copy of typescript, with pencil notations]
Folder 29. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1994, January). Ethical challenges in a caring relationship.
Opening address for conference “Ethical issues in pediatric practice: Issues for the 90’s”,
Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 26-27, 1994. [17-page computer print with
some handwritten notations]
Folder 30. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1994, January). A multidisciplinary approach to ethical
decision making in the 90’s. Concluding paper presented for conference “Ethical issues in
pediatric practice: Issues for the 90’s”, Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 26-27,
1994. [9-page computer print with some handwritten notations]
Folder 31. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1995, April). The challenge of caring in a changing society.
Gladys Sharpe Alumnae Lecture, [McMaster University School of Nursing?], April 3, 1995. [18page (double-sided) copy of computer print]
Folder 32. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1997, June). Transpersonal healing: The use of self. A
paper prepared for seminar, Helsinki, Finland, June 11, 1997. [12-page computer print]
Folder 33. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1998, June). Healing through story: Personal and universe.
Prepared for the 4th Reflective Practice Conference, Robinson College, Cambridge, England,
June 24-26, 1998. [17-page computer print with some handwritten notations; last page a 2x2”
color image of Earth from space]
[in same folder: 1-page prospectus for Healing through story: Personal, universe: An experiential
encounter. Presented by Sister M. Simone Roach and Dr. Carol Picard. Prospectus prepared for
possible presentation of the “encounter” at the Annual Conference of IAHC, Boca Raton, 2000.]
Box 2: Series III, continued:
Folder 34. Roach, Sister M. Simone (2003, May). Caring, the human mode of being: Global
challenge. Presentation at University of Indianapolis, [Indiana], May 7, 2003. [19-page computer
print with handwritten notations]
Folder 35. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1993, September). Ethical challenges in the caring
relationship. Clinical Nurse Specialist National Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 23-24,
1993. [17-page computer print with handwritten notations]
Folder 36. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1987, January). Ethics, nursing and society. Address
presented to Catholic Nurses Guild of Manitoba, January 11, 1987. [16-page copy of typescript or
computer print, minor handwritten notations]
Folder 37. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1984, September). An ethical reflection on the value of
human life. Prepared by the author at Sisters of St. Martha, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [22-page
photocopy of computer print]
Folder 38. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1971, April). Values in nursing: Explicit and implicit. Annual
Meeting, CCUSN-AR, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, April 19-20, 1971.
[12-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder. 39. Roach, Sister Marie Simone, C.S.M. (1970, June). Resume of Doctoral Dissertation:
Toward a value oriented curriculum with implications for nursing education. Canadian Conference
of University Schools of Nursing, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 1970. [27-page photocopy of
typescript, with minor handwritten notations]
[in same folder: Roach, Sister M. Simone (n.d. “early 70’s”). Elements of a basis for nursing. 1page list of ten items.]
Folder 40. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1972, May). Value system and health system: Significant
relationships. A paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Nova Scotia Society of
Medical Radiological Technologists, Sydney, Nova Scotia, May 1972. [11-page photocopy of
typescript]
Folder 41. Roach, Sister M. Simone (circa 1972). Legal and ethical basis of confidentiality.
Prepared for staff in-service, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital [New Waterford, Nova
Scotia]. [6-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 42. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1973, September). Nursing: A commitment to health and a
caring relationship. Address to graduates, St. Rita Hospital School of Nursing, Sydney, Nova
Scotia, September 9, 1973. [11-page photocopy of typescript, handwritten notations are partly
photocopy, partly pencil]
Folder 43. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1974, May). [no title] Address given to the Association of
Nurses of Prince Edward Island at their 53rd Annual Meeting, Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island, May 21, 1974. [11-page photocopy of typescript]
[in same folder: photocopy of news clipping re: Sister Simone and the ANPEI Meeting, no date or
source legible; letter dated May 30, 1974, from Laurie Fraser, Executive Secretary/Registrar,
ANPEI, thanking Sister Simone for attending and speaking at the banquet.; handwritten letter
dated June 12, 1974, from Constance M. Carruthers, Diretor of Nursing, Prince County Hospital,
Summerside, PEI, thanking Sister Simone for a copy of her address to the Annual Meeting.]
Folder 44. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1974, April). The nursing role and the problem of
implementation. Prepared for Nursing Papers. [4-page photocopy of typescript, with some
handwritten notations, by Sister Simone, in her role as Chairperson, Department of Nursing, St.
Francis Xavier University,[ Antigonish, Nova Scotia]]
Folder 45. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1974. March). World Population Day: A value perspective.
Prepared for World Population Day. Sponsored by Department of Political Science, St. Francis
Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [7-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 46. Roach, Sister M. Simone (n.d.). Implications of a concept of health for a health
maintenance program in a religious community. [7-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 47. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1975. August). Women, liberation, and the challenge of
modern nursing. Address to graduates of Victoria General Hospital School of Nursing [no place],
August 15, 1975. [12-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 48. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1977, August). Nursing: The professionalization of caring.
Address to graduates, St. Martha’s School of Nursing, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Augsut 28, 1977.
[17-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 49. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1977, April). [no title] Paper presented to sisters in health
care, [Sisters of St. Martha, Antigonish, Nova Scotia], April 16, 1977. [11-page photocopy of
typescript]
Folder 50. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1979, February). Care and caring: The center of and
foundation for ethics. The Nettie Douglas Fidler Lecture, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto,
February 28, 1979. [20-page photocopy of typescript or computer print]
Folder 51. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1980, March). Care, nursing, and the caring community.
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, March 1980. [16-page photocopy of typescript
or computer print, with some handwritten notations]
Folder 52. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1980, May). Reflections on research and ethics and
implications for nursing. Prepared for Annual Meeting, Manitoba Association of Registered
Nurses, May 1980. [11-page photocopy of typescript, with some handwritten notations]
[in same folder: More Annual Meeting highlights, introducing the 4 keynote speakers, with photos
and brief biographies. [1-page photocopy]
Folder 53. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1980, November). Toward an ethic of caring. An address to
the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland, November 4, 1980 [while the author was
Visiting Scholar in Ethics, Harvard Divinity School.] [20-page photocopy of typescript, with
handwritten notations]
Folder 54. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1981, April). Caring: An antidote for a society in crisis. [no
place] [17-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 55. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1981, June). Caring and the ministry of the Catholic
hospital. St. Martha’s Hospital, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, June 19. 1981. [14-page photocopy of
typescript, with some handwritten notations]
Folder 56. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1981, October). Ethics: A professional sense. Presented at
the 1st National Symposium in Oncology Nursing, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, October 23,
1981. [19-page photocopy of typescript or computer print, with some handwritten notations]
Folder 57. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, April). Caring and health care as ministry. A paper
presented to staff of St. Rita Hospital, April 1,2, [12?], 1982. [11-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 58. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, April). The hospital: A caring community. A paper
presented to staff, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, April 13,
1982.[12-page photocopy of typescript, with some handwritten notations]
Folder 59. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, April). The Church in health care: The Catholic
hospital. Presented to 4th Degree, Knights of Columbus, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, April 20, 1982.
[9-page photocopy of typescript or computer print, with some handwritten notations
Folder 60. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1985, June). Caring as responsivity: Response to value as
the important-in-itself. A paper prepared for 2nd International Congress on Nursing Law and
Ethics, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 10-13, 1985. [10-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 61. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982). A reflection, prepared for Sisters’ Homemakers
Meeting, Bethany, Antigonish, May 1, 1982. [6-page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 62. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, August). The health professional: A person who
cares. Prepared for C.H.A.C. Review (Catholic Health Association of Canada), August 1982. [29page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 63. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, June). Caring: A framework for nursing ethics. A
paper presented at 1st International Congress on Nursing Law and Ethics, [Jerusalem, Israel],
June [13-16],1982. [20-page photocopy of typescript or computer print, with minor handwritten
corrections]
[in same folder: Kratz, Charlotte. (1972, July 7). Getting to grips with the ethical dilemma. Nursing
Times, 78, pp. 1133-1134. [2-page photocopy of paper describing 1st International Congress on
Nursing Law and Ethics]
Folder 64. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1985, January). The hospital: A caring community. A
lecture presented to staff, University Hospital of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, January 30, 1985.
[11-page photocopy of typescript or computer print]
Folder 65. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1982, August). Nursing: The professionalization of human
care. A paper submitted to Nursing Times, London, England. [[18-page photocopy of typescript,
with some handwritten corrections]
Folder 66. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1983, June). The call and privilege of the helping
occupations. Graduation address, School for Nursing Assistants, New Waterford Consolidated
Hospital, [New Waterford, Nova Scotia], June 19, 1983. [7-page photocopy of typescript]
[in same folder: 1-page typescript letter dated April 14 1983, from Sister Aileen, New Waterford
Consolidated Hospital, thanking her for consenting to speak at commencement.]
Folder 67. Sister Marie Simone (n.d.). Behavioral science content in the nursing curriculum. [8page photocopy of typescript]
Folder 68. Roach, Sister M. Simone (n.d.) Are we for life or death, maturity or decadence. Written
for the Canadian Nurses’ Journal.
Folder 69. [Roach,] Sister M. Simone. (n.d.). Implications of a concept of health for a health
maintenance program in a religious community. [7-page photocopy of typescript, with some
handwritten notes on page 1: a talk to Sisters of Charity, New Waterford. Sent to Review for
Religines [sic] for possible publication]
Folder 70. [Roach,] Sister Marie Simone (1961, May). The responsibility of the administrator for
the spiritual care of patients, May 2, 1961.[9-page photocopy of carbon typescript]
Folder 71. Roach, Sister M. Simone (1980, February). Reflections on a code of ethics for nurses
in Canada. A background paper prepared by M.S.R., Director CNA Ethics Project.
[in same folder: 1-page photocopy of news clipping, March 18, 1980 “Nursing code of ethics
intended as guideline.”
Folder 72. Roach, Sister M. Simone (n.d.). Working draft in preparation for Nursing Reflection
Conference, 2003, Cambridge, England. [18 pp. PowerPoint slides with pencil notes; photocopy
of first page with yellow “post-it” note stating title and purpose]
Box 2, continued:
Series IV: Curriculum vitae (2007) and correspondence, 1994 - 2005.
Folder 1. Curriculum vitae, Sr. M. Simone Roach, January 2007. Portrait (color print of jpg file).
Folder 2. Correspondence with Gibson Winter, Ph.D. regarding a proposed book focusing on
“Caring from the Heart”. February 9, 1994 – July 20, 1994, and 1995 [n.d.].
Folder 3. Letter to Minister of Justice, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, CA re: Assisted
suicide/euthanasia. 1 March 2005.
Box 3:
Series V: Three-ring binder containing handwritten and typescript notes, photocopies of
papers:
Caring: The foundation for nursing ethics
Carbon copy of letter to Reverend Robert Sokolowski, Catholic University of America,
12/05/1980, asking for access to his material on “presence.”
Yale
W.H.O. Fellowship – 9 pp. notes dated 04/21/1980 – 05/06/1980
Notes on moral rules, morality/technology, modern moralists. 3 pp.
Divider section: “Functional” – section empty
Divider section: “Anthropological”:
Handwritten notes (2 pp.) on and photocopy of Cassirer, E. An essay on man.
University Press, 1944.
Divider section: “Ontological” – section empty
Divider section: no title, section empty
Divider section: “Pedagological”:
Handwritten notes (6 pp.)
Handwritten notes (9 pp.) “Virtue” [staple removed]
Handwritten notes (3 pp.)
Typescript (3 pp.) of quotations/excerpts from Nouwen, H.J.M., Compassion
unpublished manuscript), Yale University, Spring 1980.
Box 4
Series II, Folder 1 (Legal size paper). Correspondence with Leonard C. Feldstein, January –
February 1981. [2 letters; stored in but not inserted in original 3-ring binder]
Series III, Folder 27A. (Legal size paper]) Poster/flier for 2nd Gladys J. Sharpe Lectureship,
Sponsored by School of Nursing and Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Health
Sciences Centre, March 11, 1980. Keynote speaker: Sister Simone Roach, R.N., Ph.D., Caring:
What do we mean? [8 ½ x 14” black-and-white photocopy page]
Series VI: Copies of Books
Roach, M.S. (1992). The human act of caring. Japanese translation; translation rights arranged
with Canadian Hospital Association Press, Ottawa, through Japan UNI Agency, Inc., Tokyo. [2
copies]
End: Finding Aid Sr. Simone Roach, RN, PhD - Papers, 1958 - 2005
January 2008