This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. TUBERCULOSIS AND THE NURSE. There is no more important part of the work now done by the nursing profession than that which deals with tuberculosis and the various problems connected with it. Of all the special branches of her profession that a nurse may elect, there is none giving ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. TUBERCULOSIS AND THE NURSE. There is no more important part of the work now done by the nursing profession than that which deals with tuberculosis and the various problems connected with it. Of all the special branches of her profession that a nurse may elect, there is none giving greater opportunity for real helpfulness than this, there is none that brings the nurse closer to human nature or gives her more definite and tangible return for the time and energy expended. In addition to this, in terms of dollars and cents, a nurse who specializes in this branch of her profession, and who by her training possesses special knowledge of her subject, may expect and demand a salary distinctly above the average. The field of tuberculosis nursing is a varied one. First there is the care of private patients in their homes as carried on at health resorts such as Saranac, Asheville, Colorado Springs, etc. Next there is nursing in tuberculosis hospitals and sanatoria. This line of work, already large, is constantly increasing, so that at present the demand is greater than the supply. Third, there is public health nursing, where the nurse working under the direction and supervision of a local or state health department, or connected with a hospital or dispensary, private or municipal, visits the patients in their homes. Such nurses, often called "instructive nurses," I have already referred to in earlier chapters; I will here go into more detail as to the nature of their work. THE TRAINING OF THE TUBERCULOSIS NURSE. At the present time it is not an easy matter for a woman who wishes to go into public health tuberculosis nursing to obtain the necessary training without taking a fairly long course in addition to the years she has already...
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