The Mankato free press., 1913-05-09
Nurse Is Great Help
Aids Poor And Needy
Continued from Pass One.

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that direction and that prevention
of sickness must be attempted as
well as giving help to the AFFLICTED.
The. homes which a visiting nurse
visits are made better because the
people of such homes learn by act
ual demonstration how to improve
their condition They learn how to
help themselves and their children.
The doctor tells them how and the
visiting nurse shows them how, and
then goes back to see wherein they
fail and to correct such failures
Go Where They Are Needed.
Visiting nurses go where they are
needed, to homes that cannot afford
the full time of a trained nurse. yet
where the little ones need a nurses
care, and whose parents need the
knowledge of how to give these
blessings.
One small city that has visiting
nurse and has had one for years,
gives her duties thus:
"Visit and nurse the sick poor, in
struet the family in nursing, invalid
cooking, personal hygiene and house
hold sanitation; keep a full record
OF each case; observe strict profess
sional etiquette toward the physician
in charge, and where the medical
attendance is lacking and needed,
procure the family physician of the
ciy or county doctor.
Maintain Her Status.
always maintain her status as
visiting nurse, never prolonging any
one visit beyond one and one-half
hours without special permission;
never visit where she has not been
called by the attending physician or
a member of the patients family
She shall make no visits knowingly
upon contagious cases, except tuber-
culosis, pneumonia, influenza, ty-
phoid, tonsilitis and less communica-
tive diseases, and to report all suspi
ciGus cases to the family physician
or health officer
The nurse shall keep special
watch for eases of tuberculosis, noti-
flying the health officer and instruct
ing the patient as to the care of
sputum and, when necessary provid-
ing warm clothing and nourishing
food and stimulants.
Saved Infants Eyesiqht.
"One nurse has saved the eyesight
of several infants born with specific
infection and has been able to call
other forms of illness or defect to
the timely attention of a physician
Another OF her important duties
is to teach the mother the hygienic
care of milk and utensils.
A, letter from Faribault says: 1--WE
have had a visiting nurse in this
city for the past two years. She re-
ceives a salary of SIS month. This
money was donated by public sub
scription. We have been very fortu-
nate in securing a young lady who
has put her whole heart and soul
into the work, and has succeeded in
making a reputation as an angel
among the poor In addition to her
work as nurse she has been working
for the betterment of the poor in a
social way. a
The sentiment in Farbault is
that we could not get along without
a visiting nurse"
Works Well at Redwing.
Mrs. j. Fl. Cross of Redwing said:
I'VE had our first tag day a year
ago last November and collected
about 500. Last October we collect
ed nearly $1,10O, so that shows that
the people believe the work to be
good one. Each church society in
the city helps in the way of sheets,
pillow cases, quilts and so forth
Our nurse is out from a. m., until
p. M, and does night work upon
urgent calls
To combat tuberculosis successful
~ requires the combined action of a
wise government, well trained physi-
clans and an intelligent public. When
the people of this country become a
really intelligent people consumption
will have vanished.
Can Prevent Disease.
"A visiting nurse can do more to-
ward preventing the spread of this
disease than anyone else by educat-
ing the victim and the family to use
proper preventive measures. The
control of tuberculosis is essential
to the welfare of every family in
Mankato.
Remember Saturday May 10, is
Tag day and drop good big piece
of money or a check into the tag
gers box Make your check payable
TO the Visiting Nurses Fund and if
you are to be out of town Saturday
send it to the First National bank