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Title: The Public health nurse
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: National Organization for Public Health Nursing (U.S.)
Subjects: Public health nursing
Publisher: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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ha smile. In the spring it was decided thatmore sanitary living quarters shouldbe found. Coincident with this re-solve, another patient announcedthat she had a clean, comfortableroom to rent only a few blocks awayfrom where Mrs. Casey lived. Toaccommodate the one and benefit theother it was decided to transfer Mrs.Casey, if possible. Preparations forthe removal began by providing clean,new clothing and toilet articles. OnSaturday afternoon the nurse accom-panied her to this room which hadbeen prepared for her by littletouches of home comforts, includingclean windows with white curtains.It brought peace of mind to the nurseall day Sunday knowing that at lastthis beloved old woman was enjoyinga comfortable living. Her feelings,however, can better be imaginedthan described when on Monday shediscovered that at the dawn of dayMrs. Casey had taken all of her This story and the excellent illustration accompanying it are published by courtesy of theVisiting Nurse Association of Detroit, Mich.
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The nurse found her greatest satisfaction in having gained the confidence and loveof this interesting woman. 238 The Public Health Nurse belongings to Home, Sweet Home. The nurse whose privilege it was She begged forgiveness and pleaded to care for Mrs. Casey found her to remain until she died in the only greatest satisfaction in having gained place that was home to her. the confidence and love of this in- Mrs. Casey lived until mid-sum- teresting woman. While aiming to mer. Making an unexpected visit bring comfort and cheer into her life one afternoon the nurse found her there was a larger reward for herself dying. In a feeble breath she in- in the contact with this cheerful quired, How did you happen to spirit, and the bright mind which so come and how did you know I was often conveyed through ready wit and dying? Now I can die easy. humor the richness of her character. RELATIVE VALUES The following story, taken from the 1920 Report of the Chicago Visiting Nurse Asso-ciation, is sig

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