It represents a typical day's work for a
typical nurse and is not especially unusual.
8:30 A. M.
Home call to get permission to take child to school
headquarters for mental examination.
Called at Case-Woodland School to examine child with sore
throat.
Took a child home to have mother clean her up.
Called at Harmon School.
Treated 10 cases of impetigo, three of toothache, two of
ringworm.
Took two children home to be cleaned up.
Inspected 50 children.
Gave health talk.
Tried to locate a boy who is to attend partial blind class
at Harmon School.
Found boy was transferred from Harmon School to Marion
School last year.
Called at Marion School but found no trace of boy.
Called at address to which child was supposed to have moved;
no such number.
Called at Kennard School to see if Miss O'Neill remembered
him at Marion School; found no trace of him.
Called at two homes in regard to enlarged tonsils and
defective vision.
1:15 P. M.
Mayflower School: boy with sprained ankle, soaked in hot
water, strapped with adhesive.
Treated four cases of impetigo, one cut finger, opened two
boils.
Conference with mother at school.
Instructed her in case of child's discharging ear.
Inspected 62 children.
Called at two homes to secure treatment for defective teeth.
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