▁worked ▁at ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁She ▁later ▁ ▁completed ▁several ▁short - term ▁study ▁stays ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Lar sson ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Council ▁of ▁N urs es ▁World ▁Conference ▁in ▁C ologne , ▁Germany . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁founded ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁N urs es ▁Organ ization ▁( N or sk ▁Sy ke ple ier for bund ) ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁She ▁cha ired ▁the ▁association ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁its ▁foundation , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁N urs ing ▁Association ▁was ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁educated ▁n urs es ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁three - year ▁basic ▁education ▁for ▁all ▁n urs es . ▁ ▁After ▁she ▁res igned ▁as ▁chairman , ▁she ▁continued ▁as ▁secretary ▁general ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁School ▁operated ▁by ▁Nor sk ▁Sy ke ple ier for bund . ▁Lar sson ▁also ▁edited ▁the ▁N urs ing ▁Journal ▁( S y ke ple ien ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Medal ▁of ▁Mer it ▁( K ong ens ▁fort jen st med al je ) ▁in ▁gold , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁O