THE SCHOOL NURSE 



The table shows that there are more cities paying their 

 school nurses from $70 1 to $800 per annum than there are paying any 

 other salary, but the average salary would be about $700 per year. 

 Where the nurses render services without cost to the municipality 

 their salaries are paid by some other organization, and in the cases 

 where the salary is between $200 and $300 the payment is made in 

 return for only a part of the nurse's time. In some cases these 

 salary figures represent remuneration for twelve months' service, 

 and in other cases for only nine or ten months. 



It is a safe rule that no municipality should expect to secure 

 the services of competent women of the right type for less than $75 

 per month. In addition, provision should be made for increases 

 based on satisfactory services and higher salaries for those doing 

 supervisory work. 



SUMMARY. To sum up the case for the school nurse: She 

 is the teacher of the parents, the pupils, the teachers, and the 

 family in applied practical hygiene. Her work prevents loss of 

 time on the part of the pupils and vastly reduces the number of 

 exclusions for contagious diseases. She cures minor ailments in 

 the school and clinic and furnishes efficient aid in emergencies. 

 She gives practical demonstrations in the home of required treat- 

 ments, often discovering there the source of the trouble, which, 

 if undiscovered, would render useless the work of the medical 

 inspector in the school. The school nurse is the most efficient 

 possible link between the school and the home. Her work is 

 immensely important in its direct results and far-reaching in its 

 indirect influences. Among foreign populations she is a very potent 

 force for Americanization. 



