The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
VISITING NURSE
ASSOCIATION in
FAIRFIELD BUSY
Red Gross Nurse Takes
Charges of Work Rules
of Organization.

The Visiting Nurse Association Of
Fairfield is beginning it's active work,
with Miss Edna Ford as the nurse.
Miss Ford is a Red Cross nurse, and
has had the course in Public Health
Nursing at Columbia, as we'll as ac-
| tual experience in the work. She
can be located for the present at the
residence, of Mrs. L. G. Smith, on
the corner of the Post Road and
Church street. Telephone 43-3. Fol-
lowing are the rules for calling tho
nurse, adopted by the association:
+. 1. The district covered by the
nurse Is the town of Fairfield, with
the exception of the village of South
port, bounded by Sasco Hill, Mill riv-
er, and Mill Hill Terrace.
+ 2. The nurse may be reached
through a doctor or directly at her
address. She responds to every call,
but the nursing of patients is con-
tinued only under the direction of a
doctor She is not allowed to pre-
scribe treatment or give medicine ex-
cept under his direction. i
8. On Sundays or holidays patients
will be visited when special or inn
mediate attention is required. After
hours 6 to 81, the nurse will make
visits only at the request of doctor,
or in cases Of emergency.
A. She is not allowed to attend
certain contagious diseases. but will
give instruction in nursing, and ev-
cry possible assistance to families in
which such cases occur.
s. She is not allowed to act as
midwife where medical attendance
is available, nor under ordinary cir
cumstances is she expected to attend
normal deliveries, but she will answer
calls any time after confinement. A
charge of from So to SIS is made by
| the association for the attendance
of the nurse at confinement or for
any operative case. Except in an
| emergency she is not expected to act
usual charge.
/ 6. The nurse is not allowed to. ac-
cept personal presents of money
| tents.
T. She is instructed to collect FOR
| the association for each professional
| visit, payment of SO cents, or as
| much as the family can afford. Those
| that can afford to have a private duty
| nurse are expected to pay the fee
| of such nurse.
| g. Articles rented or loaned by the
| association should be returned clean
| and in good order.
| 9. The nurse is not expected to dis
pense material relief, but will report
| to the proper agency, all cases where
| it is needed.
| A Ford runabout has been provid-
| ed for the nurse, so that she will be
able to cover her district without loss
of time reaching the furthest points
in the town upon short notice. A
| Red Cross has been painted on the
automobile.
The Visiting Nurse association OF
| Fairfield was organized in March
with the following as officers: Presi-
! dent, Miss ELLEN r. Wheeler; vice.
| president, Miss Norah Paulding; Sec
rotary treasurer, Miss Deborah N
| Glover; executive committee, Mrs
Joseph Griffen, Miss. Amy Child, Mrs
/ T. J. Belden of Greenfield Hill, and
| Mrs H. l.. Sutton of Stratfeld. On
| the advisory board are Mrs. H. s.
| Glover, Miss Annie B. Jennings, DR.
| Hazard, DR.. Donaldsons DR.. Nagle
DIR. Durham, Rev. F. S. Child, Rev
i A. e. Beeman, Mr.. Carlson. Father
Blake, Mr.. Rowe, Mr.. w. E. Smith
| Mr.. Simon Bradley and Mr.. J. Flint
| The purpose of the association is
to provide for the community, skilled
nursing care for the sick in theil
| homes and the teaching and demon
| stration in the schools and homes
of the principles OF. hygiene and san.
itation as applied to families and
their surroundings.
The payment of cash subscrip
ton of any size. constitutes member
ship in the association, and the lis
Of members is constantly growing. II
/. The association is affiliated with ths
Red Cross Town and Country Nurs
ing Service, which is a bureau main
tanned under the Department of Civil
ian Relief of the National Red Cross
The bureau appoints the nurses. wht
are especially trained for the public
health work. and supervises and di
reefs the work of it's affiliated organ
i izations.