Qualities of a Good Nurse

The nurse is now an important factor in the treatment of diseases.  Nurses are born, not made.  Some people can never become nurses.  A good nurse is a combination of many qualities.  She needs to be healthy, clean, strong, pleasant, tactful, obedient, cheerful and in love with her work.  She should not be given to gossip and should have a great big heart filled with good things.  She needs to know enough to follow the doctor's directions and also able to meet emergencies when the doctor is not present and cannot be reached.  She should know something of the symptoms of disease and to aid in this we herewith present a table of symptoms that we beieve will be found valuable in every home.

* Nursing Department -- The Peoples Home Medical Book (Book 1 of the Peoples Home Library)  Page 1