What Should a County Nurse Do - A Survey of Minnesota County Nursing Services

Sep 21, 2026

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Bibliographic microform and preservation metadata for the original filmed material titled “What Should a County Nurse Do?” by Dora Peterson, R.N., and Ruth Houlton, R.N. Includes restrictions on reproduction by Columbia University Libraries, technical microform details (film size, reduction ratio, film date, tracking number), and documented bibliographic irregularities and missing/illegible pages. The core text describes common questions about county public health nursing duties, preparation, territory workload, and survey results based on 44 Minnesota county nurses during 1923–1924, with tables covering territory metrics, qualifications, and equipment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

What should a county nurse do?

Territory

Qualifications of county nurses

The public health nurse

Equipment

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FAQs

What survey did the document describe and when was it conducted?

A survey of the activities of 44 county nurses in Minnesota was made during 1923–1924 by the Child Hygiene Division of the Department of Health after visiting the county nurses in their fields.

What kinds of qualifications were assessed for county nurses?

The document evaluates academic education and public health-related preparation, including education level, public health nursing courses (with durations), and experience in public health nursing.

What practical workload factors did the document emphasize?

It emphasizes that each nurse’s territory and population were so large that dividing time properly and meeting many demands was difficult, supported by tables on territory metrics and mileage per month.

Sep 21, 2026

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