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Nursing is not alone caring for the sick, the prevention of infection often constitutes as important a duty as the actual care of the patient. A woman who is without knowledge of the principles which should guide the performance of her work holds in her hands a capacity for doing infinite harm; she cannot avoid dangers which she does not recognize.

Jane Delano

Jane Delano

Jane Delano

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Born: March 13, 1862

Died: April 15, 1919 (aged 57)

Bio: Jane Arminda Delano, born March 13, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York, United States died April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France, was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.

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Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick

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