Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-02-28
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
ON HER DAILY ROUSH

A uniform Of sober gray relieved only
by collar and cuffs Of Immaculate whiss-
linen, an armband bearing the lettens
p. H. N, all of us know this Uniform
most of US know the meaning CT the let
tiers, but how many stop to think e TIA,
deeper Significance Of the public health
nurse in terms OF her communicable,
sr.vics7 FGThaps II the nurse tells - n
bit abou: her daily travels It may helr
" .. VI f..-stand.
How nshy calls have ! r,a1. todsyf
TTe've, no thirteen In al. FRS j..
welt I, re" 4 dear little girl. two yeara
Old. who has been 50 Ill Sith cmpvncass
that for Gays we feared We might iosa
her. A month ago she was Operated on.
and then a week later the doctor SAID
that second operation must be per
| formed or the child would die The
Polish parents, almost frantic with anx-
ley, at first objected strongly. but finally
| consented to the second operation. and
| now the little girl IL well on the road ts-.
recovery. Today 1 foUAd her temperz--
ture normal for the FIRST time In many
/ weeks.
MY nent patient was young Greek
1 woman VINO has a very interesting his
/ tory. She had been an olive picker In hef-
/ own country. but her eyes were turned
Il toward the golden promise Of America
/ The weary Journey took three months
/ she tells me, and at the end was Elk
disease. Small wonder that she caught
an infectious skin trouble I've been
dressing the eruption every day for two
weeks, but this b my last call
TN the near neighborhood there liva
another Greek family. The children havi
been brought to our clinic and 80 I ra5
In for q friendly visit. before I went On
to my next case. We call in the homes
CT all our clinic babies, you know, 10 ses. I.
II we can give help or advice or instruc-s
ton. p.
From bab,hood to old age. from the.
cradle to the grave, indeed Ny next pa
tient was an old lady, and she died IN 4.
my arms. But at least 1 had made, hsrs 4.
last days comfortable and she did 50 en-
| 10y the attention. In all her long nfe,>
time she had never known iIl-health had
never had a nurse, and 30 my coming
was a great event for her 20
THE last call this morning / made %.
the three weeks old baby Of young.
D.. Russian woman. The mother had no
, doctor when her child was born and
. her condition afterwards became so seri-.
GUS that a doctor had to be called. The.
, Dc ctor sent for me to assist In giving the
necessary treatment. but all too SON t.
became evident that an operation must
be performed. So the young mother
was taken to the hospital and the well
baby was left in the care of a kind neSghs
: Dor. I've been making friendly calls on
the mother in the hospital as well ass
keeping an eye on the new baby. ::
after lunch 1 went to dress . bad
case Of leg-ulcers. Ny patient is ~
dear cid lady, who has been suffering
, for forty years. hobbling about as bese
she could On crutches. At last the
PORES became so troublesome that sha,
sent for a doctor, and he. realizing the
necessity for constant attention. asked
Il our department to send in a nurse Foe
;, i've months I've been going there 10 DO
70 the dressings and you simply can't
y imagine what improvement my patient.
:. has made. Already the clutches are dis
n carded. and I have hopes that before
. long the ulcers viii have disappeared
Think what that will mean TO her. after
II all these long years Of suffering. Do
d you wonder that / find . warm welcane
d In that hcme7
10 Next called on q young woman whs
= has Just come homo from the hospital
e after an operation. The wound Il not
a yet entirely healed, and so hsvc 20 dress
10 Il. but more than ali that 1 trg 10 cheer
Is her UP, because the period Of convaiesc--
ence seems endless 10 Der and she gets.
l. 20 discouraged.
a After LEFT that little woman I siop-
n ped to see a young tuberculosis patient
r who has insisted upon coming home
y from the sanatorium, much sga;ns. all
Is advice. 1 do hope he IL using the knowi-
+ edge he gained in the sanatoriu-n for RS
ie own progress and the protection Of his
ly family. ] called upon Rim because he
a came TO the tuberculosis clinic and We
he try TO keep in touch with all our climb
re cases through friendly calling.
The next case was an hourly nursing
Is Gala case OF grippe. needing baths 10
s. reduce temperature. and after I had I'm
I'd ished making the patient mo-a comfort
or able, made several short wits In ire
I homes OF clinic babies naarby.
n. MY last patient for .he day was AZ
,k old colored woman. who was once a
he slave. She's nineiy-hve AMI bed-ridden.
lis needing daily care. but the house n
m sDotlessly clean and she's such a cheer
full old soul that II is E pleasure TO DO
m for her.
It. TT hasn't been q very exciting gay.
US you see : there was nothing new or unusu-
al. Just a quiet day"
he A quiet day The work she does 4
as quiet anc inconspicuous ne the cray
gown she wears, and yet IT'S 20 inclusive
that today or tomorrow directly or IN
directly. Il finds Us all within he limit.