Example of the services offered by private duty nurses

ID: 832 ~ Source: North Adams Transcript, “Annual Meeting Hospital Board,” November 9, 1901, p. 5. ~ Date: 1901
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Example of the services offered by private duty nurses

The following is an example of the services offered by private duty nurses who were a part of the nursing school alumnae directory. Although the prices may seem rather inexpensive for today, it is important to know that $1.00 in 1901 is equivalent to around $35 in 2023.

This file appears in: North Adams Nurse Training School

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