creelman_02_04_01_052 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 51 of 171 | Next |
|
Small
Medium
Large
Extra Large
Full-size
Full-size archival image
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
Loading content ...
-47- IP
CAPE BRETON HEALTH UNIT
J^f *l ^ "/et £f **" morning ^th Dr. MacDonald and Miss Hazel MacDonald. Their
2*4* n! ^ « Xf ^ h°?S8 which was Purchased about three years ago for the Health
Unit. Dr, McCurdy is the doctor in charge of the Tuberculosis work in this area. After
the general meeting I met with Miss MacDonald and planned the program for the week.
The rest of the day was spent in getting information for the key forms. Cape Breton
has a population of about 150,000. The county of Cape Breton has 110,000. In this
area there are five incorporated towns within the radius of fifteen miles of Sydney.
There has been a move to make a metropolitan unit of Sydney and the area. This would
have four districts and four full time medical officers of health. It has not gone into
effect because of personnel needs. The nurses have about 350 rural schools. They are
not responsible for the following town schools which have their own school nurses.
Sydney - 1 school nurse;
Glace Bay - 2 school nurses;
New Waterford - 1 school nurese.
The following hospitals have Schools of Nursing - City Hospital, Sydney. St. Joseph's
Hospital, Glace Bay. New Waterford General. Glace Bay General. Hamilton Memorial,
Sydney.
Met with the nurses of Cape Breton County in the Health Unit office. Explained
the Survey and went over Job Analysis forms. They will all complete these and send them
in. Two of them will also do/£ the School Nursing questionnaire. Then followed a
discussion of their work.
Pre-Natal Programme - The nurses feel that they are not doing enough. The doctors do
not refer cases. They are all convinced that the public health nurse has a part to
play in pre-natal health supervision. They realize with the present set-up they cannot
do very much more. They also realize that some program is necessary to educate the
doctors to an understanding that the nurse has to play. With regard to the post-natal
program, the nurses felt that the doctors do not do proper post-natal examinations.
Venereal Disease - This is a great problem and they do not know how to approach it.
Until quite recently it was carried by a specialized worker and now it is to be included
in the general program. They feel that more education on the part of the public and
a more understanding attitude to the subject is necessary. They, themselves, feal that
they need much more preparation and practical experience in venereal disease control
in their post-graduate work in public health nursing. They state that they have hardly
any and are just given the literature. Another difficulty is that the clinic in Sydney
is a very dark room in the city hall. There is a movement to have it transferred to
the Health Dept. building. This will make it very much more suitable and easier to
handle. There is no social service, it is"purely a treatment clinic.
Infant and Pre-School Program - They feel the need for more Well-baby conferences and
for better follow-up in the homes.
Tuberculosis - This seems to be their major program. They feel that there is a much
better understanding on the part of the public. The problem of beds for open cases
is not a great one and they have very few opeh cases in the homes. They feel that the ■
mass surveys have helped a great deal. In my visits following I noted a great change
in the attitude of the people toward tuberculosis. They were all very anxious to have Pj
x-rays.
School program - Getting the defects corrected is the biggest problem because of the
lack of facilities. There is a great lack of dental care and also the cost prevents
many from obtaining such care. Transportation costs to the centres are very great and
deter many from receiving the attention needed, I asked them if they felt they were
losing out because of the lack of physical examinations by the doctors in the schools. |
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | [1948-1949 Diary Hamilton Ontario] |
| Creator | Creelman, Lyle, 1908-2007 |
| Date Created | 1948-1949 |
| Sort Date | 1949 |
| Extent | 171 pages |
| Subject | Nursing |
| Genre | Diaries |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Only pages with writing were imaged. Appears to be her full personal record of the Baillie-Creelman Survey. |
| Access Identifier | ARC-Creelman-2-4 |
| Digital Identifier | creelman_02_04_01 |
| Is Part Of | History of Nursing in Pacific Canada |
| Source | Original format: University of British Columbia. Archives. Lyle Creelman fonds. Diaries and logbooks. ARC-Creelman-2-4 |
| Date Available | 2015-03-17 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Digital copies are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish or otherwise use this material contact the UBC Archives at lib-ubcarchives@lists.ubc.ca |
| Catalogue Record | http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/creelman.pdf |
| DOI | 1.0214446 |
Description
| Title | creelman_02_04_01_052 |
| Sort Date | 1948 |
| Transcript | -47- IP CAPE BRETON HEALTH UNIT J^f *l ^ "/et £f **" morning ^th Dr. MacDonald and Miss Hazel MacDonald. Their 2*4* n! ^ « Xf ^ h°?S8 which was Purchased about three years ago for the Health Unit. Dr, McCurdy is the doctor in charge of the Tuberculosis work in this area. After the general meeting I met with Miss MacDonald and planned the program for the week. The rest of the day was spent in getting information for the key forms. Cape Breton has a population of about 150,000. The county of Cape Breton has 110,000. In this area there are five incorporated towns within the radius of fifteen miles of Sydney. There has been a move to make a metropolitan unit of Sydney and the area. This would have four districts and four full time medical officers of health. It has not gone into effect because of personnel needs. The nurses have about 350 rural schools. They are not responsible for the following town schools which have their own school nurses. Sydney - 1 school nurse; Glace Bay - 2 school nurses; New Waterford - 1 school nurese. The following hospitals have Schools of Nursing - City Hospital, Sydney. St. Joseph's Hospital, Glace Bay. New Waterford General. Glace Bay General. Hamilton Memorial, Sydney. Met with the nurses of Cape Breton County in the Health Unit office. Explained the Survey and went over Job Analysis forms. They will all complete these and send them in. Two of them will also do/£ the School Nursing questionnaire. Then followed a discussion of their work. Pre-Natal Programme - The nurses feel that they are not doing enough. The doctors do not refer cases. They are all convinced that the public health nurse has a part to play in pre-natal health supervision. They realize with the present set-up they cannot do very much more. They also realize that some program is necessary to educate the doctors to an understanding that the nurse has to play. With regard to the post-natal program, the nurses felt that the doctors do not do proper post-natal examinations. Venereal Disease - This is a great problem and they do not know how to approach it. Until quite recently it was carried by a specialized worker and now it is to be included in the general program. They feel that more education on the part of the public and a more understanding attitude to the subject is necessary. They, themselves, feal that they need much more preparation and practical experience in venereal disease control in their post-graduate work in public health nursing. They state that they have hardly any and are just given the literature. Another difficulty is that the clinic in Sydney is a very dark room in the city hall. There is a movement to have it transferred to the Health Dept. building. This will make it very much more suitable and easier to handle. There is no social service, it is"purely a treatment clinic. Infant and Pre-School Program - They feel the need for more Well-baby conferences and for better follow-up in the homes. Tuberculosis - This seems to be their major program. They feel that there is a much better understanding on the part of the public. The problem of beds for open cases is not a great one and they have very few opeh cases in the homes. They feel that the ■ mass surveys have helped a great deal. In my visits following I noted a great change in the attitude of the people toward tuberculosis. They were all very anxious to have Pj x-rays. School program - Getting the defects corrected is the biggest problem because of the lack of facilities. There is a great lack of dental care and also the cost prevents many from obtaining such care. Transportation costs to the centres are very great and deter many from receiving the attention needed, I asked them if they felt they were losing out because of the lack of physical examinations by the doctors in the schools. | |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for creelman_02_04_01_052
