Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :: read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis SanitariumChicago (Ill.). Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Dispensary Department
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Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :: read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Chicago (Ill.). Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Dispensary Department
Tuberculosis
Once a week the chief of the Bureau of Tuberculosis and the Superintendent
of Nurses meet with each separate dispensary staff, and cases are
carefully considered and work discussed. In addition, meetings of the
active nursing staff are held, informal talks on tuberculosis being given,
or the work of allied organizations studied, speakers coming from the
Associated Charities, Department of Health, Settlement Houses, etc. Each
nurse is held responsible for the handling of every individual case in her
district. By thus making the nurse responsible, the interest in her work
is increased and much better results are obtained. If the problem
presented is one that will take more time and energy than the busy
dispensary nurse can give, it is referred to a Special Case Committee.
All dispensary cases are visited in the home within twenty-four hours
after the first visit to the dispensary, where a complete history of the
case is taken. The patient and family are instructed and each member urged
to come to the clinic for examination. Homes where a death from
tuberculosis has occurred are visited immediately, with the consent of the
physician. The family is carefully instructed as to disinfection, and
advised to go to the physician or dispensary for examination.
Cleveland nurses wear uniforms. Each nurse carries about three hundred
patients, a very small percentage being bed cases, usually not more than
two patients at a time. Nurses receive $60 for each of the first three
months; $65 for each of the next nine; $70 a month for the second year;
the third year $80; and the fourth year $85.
DETROIT
The Detroit Board of Health maintains a staff of ten visiting tuberculosis
nurses. They give a small percentage of bedside care, wear a uniform, and
receive $1,000 per year. They work in connection with the Board of Health
Dispensary and have the same general follow-up plan as other cities.
MILWAUKEE
The head of the Division of Tuberculosis of the Milwaukee Health
Department is a trained nurse. She has six field nurses under her, each
handling about 100 patients. Nurses are in uniform, give bedside care when
necessary, and receive $900 per year. The dispensaries are operated
jointly by the Health Department and private charities. Each case of
tuberculosis reported to the Department is turned over to a nurse, who
visits the physician to see whether or not he wishes the help of the
Department. If he does, the nurse instructs the patient and family,
arranges for the patient's removal to a sanatorium upon the physician's
advice, attends to disinfection of premises and examination of remaining
members of family. If the family is in need of material relief she
arranges for a pension. All returned sanatorium cases are kept under the
supervision of this staff.
ST. LOUIS
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