ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

By JENNIFER THOMPSON

CONTENTS CHAPTER TRAINED NURSES FOR THE SICK POOR: CARE, CLEANLINESS, AND CHARACTER CHAPTER CREATING THEIR OWN DOMAIN: LADIES, NURSES, AND THE SICK POOR THE HOPE AND PROMISE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESERVING THE TREASURES OF THEIR TRADITION: THE FOUNDING OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AND THE RED CROSS RURAL NURSING SERVICE THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING: ECONOMICAL AND PRAGMATIC BUT NO LONGER NECESSARY CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES SUGGESTED READINGS