Jane Delano Quote

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.


American Red Cross Text-book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick, Introduction (p. xiii)


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...

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...

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...

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...