Show Visiting Nurse N urs Group Increases 1 s Activities Successful completion of the largest year in the history of the Salt Lake Visiting NUr Nurse c association has turned the eyes of its officials toward larger larser fields mid and 1934 1034 will see sec the work extended throughout Salt Lake county Staff nurses made a few county visits In 1933 at the request of or Salt L Lake ke general hospital officials according according ac ac- ac- ac cording cordin to Mrs K M. M Hudson R R. R N N. executive director of the nursing group and it is expected C W A funds runds and other agencies will enable the association to maintain a n staff of six of-six six nurses In the county in 1934 1034 The association cared for twice as many patients in 1933 as In 1932 and the number of home homo visits increased more than 50 per cent A staff that averaged 45 nurses throughout 1033 1933 made visits to 2500 patients os ns as compared with visits to 1085 patients in 1932 Eagerness of oC the staff start to give the best possible service without wasted effort has decreased the cost per I was founded in 1928 Mrs Hudson said The Thc per pel visit cost in 1933 1033 was cents of which cents was for direct nursing services and cents represented administrative expense Besides re regular ular nursing care the association provided a complete health service to its patients Mrs Hudson emphasized The nurses ar arranged arranged ranged to secure special diets and sickroom equipments had lions filled for needy sick siek persons persons' often orten free of ot charge and conducted a health supervision program Including In In- eluding instruction in the care of Infants and children arranging for correction of physical defects and making dental appointments for indi indi- gents Members of the Salt Lake Dental society donated their services to provide provide pro pro- vide the necessary dental care A visiting nurse cared for one of or every ten babies born In the city during the thc ye year tr Funds to carry carryon on the work came Lake city and county relief committee commit commit- tee fees from patients able to pay and contributions In addition the nursing staff start donated nearly hours Of Overtime The T R F P P C provided two case each cach year since the association from the Community Chest the and transportation tati r-tati i facilities i |