Evening star., 1934-01-24
UNIT
AIDED BY NURSES
New Health Service Here De.
scribed at Meeting of
Society.

A new program Of tuberculosis work.
initiated January /, in addition to its
regular tuberculosis activities. was de-
scribed at meeting yesterday Of the
Nurses Committee of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society. at headquarters
| III the Albee Building, by Miss Gertrude
H. Bowling. executive director Of the
society.
The Washington Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis has con-
tracted with the society to pay for a
division of nurses-as taft supervisor and
three staff nurses-to work in cooper
alton with the Health Department and
| assume responsibility for certain tu-
berculosis work previously done by the
, tuberculosis Association.
The budget for this work is paid for
/ from tuberculosis seal sales. 1t Is the
purpose of the organization, Mrs. Har-
Ian F. Stone, newly appointed chairman
of the Nurses Committee, explained. to
carry this service until congressional
/, funds are available to enlarge the tu-
berculosiS service in the Health De-
partment.
Policies Outlined.
At yesterdays meeting. the first
unoer Mrs. Stones Craftsmanship, the
associations policies were outlined con-
cerning general service for acute and
chronic cases, as well as small hourly
appointment service which has been
carried for several years to meet the
convenience of those who do not use
the general service.
Mrs. John Marvin Wright said she
believed few cities had so many persons
in the professional group. in the service
group, such as the Army and Navy. as
Washington. She said people in these
groups are not always aware Of the fact
that, although 10 per cent of the work
of the Instructive Visiting Nurse So
clety Is to patients who cannot afford
to pay for their care, 80 per cent of
the work is paid for by persons using
the service and that this is entirely
separate and distinct from the free
work, which is paid for by contributors
Of the association, either those who give
directly or who make their annual con-
tributions through the Community
Chest
The full pay general service on a
visit basis can be had by any one
employing a medical physician at the
service can be had on part pay or a
free basis for those who are unable to
pay.
Appointment Service.
Acutely i'll patients are seen daily
and the doctors orders are carried out
in the home by the graduate public
health nurse, who then goes on to care
for the next case. Each nurse in the
| association gives care to from 8 to 10
| or IL patients day. the number vary
ing with the illnesses Of the patients
and the size of the district to which
the nurse is assigned. Mrs John W.
Davidge spoke of the value of the
hourly appointment service which is on
an appointment basis and which was
organized to meet the needs of chronic
or convalescent patients who wish to
pay for more expensive service and
to have the privilege of knowing the
time at which the nurse will come to
the home
Those present at the meeting we're
Mrs Stone, Miss Janet B Houtz. Mrs.
Frederic A. Delano, Mrs. Davidge, Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Dwight Clark. Mrs. John
w. Turrentine ana Miss Bowling. Other
| members Of the committee are Mrs.
Charles B. Crawford Mrs William B.
Marbury. Miss Elsa Peterson and Mrs.
David Reed.