The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-24
THE HAsKIN LETTER
Nursing or Conyalescent Homes
b Frederic J. Haskin.

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the geherai hosnitsi s , an eS ,n.t 4.
tuition must he J rnoSarsts In Nice
to he within the reacl, ~ Z =, = MOI, erats
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the charact eristics ~ : char;ta Ms n, h.
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/ Ra4u " the uisaDleu snop BIT 70 the
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lnliito Nas but the cneaper accom-
san4ss1s =, an, eel ~ tne actual es,
s sss.a ~ sne WAY W., q sanlta.ion anq
,ae,. T.. sals. .ne patient goes not
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.n..ons are suDyect 70 certain
a.lI " svvernment 1nspection.
~ ~ q. " national. So tnat
..le 's'ss's'sary STANDARDS are aonered
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~ Englan9 Wnere the nursing
s. =. " tne natloh are Iecognlz-
~ % ~ uNance .ols most otners coun-
sries, tns sas nursing MONIES are most
t,equensiy FOUND unaer tne direction
" . eraineu nurse VINO mas given up
9 lesuisa ~, practlces TO unuertaKe nome
sworrk. Sometlmes patients are cared
lor IN houses Wnere q number o.
nurses make their nome. The head
nurse IN charge y directly respon-
slp ,l " sene physician VINO SENDS IN
patIons, ior the care ana attention
.ney receive, Wniie most OF the care
- even " nurses VINO are taxing 9
PREF respite from tne more arduous
auties OF nursing SICK patients eth
or IN regular nospital or IN prt-
val. n,, homes;
me Engnsn nursing nome, as ex-
perienced by many American tour
ISIS VINO nave taken occasion to test
US dement's. Is q quiet, restful place,
having Little Oh the institutional at
mospnere ABOUT, II, although me
tnouicai routlne IS observed through
out -tne DAY. Usually, less than a
sdozen persons are accommodated,
none OF Wnom IS IN serious condl-
stion. cneeriui nome IKE atmos-
pneres prevails because no dangerous
OF crltlc "a cases give causes for an
KEY me cost is but little more
imam tnap OF moderate priced BOARD
a .ng mouse ana tne aavantages are
3Ihe quiet anu tne pam put snutrl-
,ious alet provided. Most OF these
homes are !ocatedsin SUBURBAN places
iWnere Iresn ar ana attractive seem
cry are desirable ad1uncts.
An American woman tourist who
was dong england by bicycle q lew
years ago nad an accident IN Reua-
broksn1re which disabled her for y
NUMBER OF Weeks. sne was first
.ahen sto nospatai Wnere neI N
lured knee received surgical atten,
s.ion, put as she was IN good general
neailn, sne 1ound tne atmosphere OF
tne nospltai depressing me physi.
can promptly sent her to small
'convalescent nome Kept by three
framed nurses IN the village. me
american .ound lnat Tor the sum OF
Two pounds a week uess imam ten
dollarsl sne could nave bright ana,
cneerlul room, pleasant surround.
lngs, good 1000 and the company OF
several congen1al people. with tne
necessary attention to her injured
knee included She came home en-.
thus1astic over her experience and
< mas since Atnen. been warmly advocat-
ing the establishment OF such nurs-
ing MONIES IN ner own country.
Every physician Knows the import
ance OF proper care during the con-
valescent period. Sometimes pat
tents are kept IN the hospital for a
much longer period than their con-
ditton actually REQUIRES, because they
nave no other place to 60 where they
can pc sure OF a very slight amount
oI care ana properly regulated diet.
Ihis prolonged stay In q large gen
eral hospital, where the patient Is
more or less aware OF all that Is