Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword: Can There Be a New Dawn for Public Health Nursing? ix
4. Preface xvii
5. Chapter 1 Trained Nurses for the Sick Poor Care, Cleanliness, and Character
6. Chapter 2 Creating Their Own Domain Ladies, Nurses, and the Sick Poor 18
7. Chapter 3 The Hope and Promise of Public Health 33
8. Chapter 4 Preserving the Treasures of Their Tradition The Founding of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing and the Red Cross Rural Nursing Service 50
9. Chapter 5 The Decline of Public Health Nursing Economical and Pragmatic but No Longer Necessary 76
10. Conclusion 108
11. Acknowledgments 111
12. Notes 113
13. Suggested Readings 177
14. Index 181
15. About the Author 189