Robinson K R
Nursing Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Nurs Forum. 1990;25(2):19-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1990.tb00845.x.
Just as the horrors of World War I were winding down, millions of people were stricken by an influenza epidemic that displaced war as the tragic focus of everyday life. The disease was known as the Spanish influenza and was pandemic in scope. Since the epidemic defied the capabilities of prevailing medicine, good nursing care was the best predictor of outcome. Nurses came to the rescue by working long, hard and tirelessly. One important outcome of the epidemic was a general recognition of the visiting nurse service and all nursing as a valuable and essential community service.
就在第一次世界大战的恐怖逐渐平息之时，数百万人遭受了一场流感疫情的袭击，这场疫情取代战争成为日常生活中悲惨的焦点。这种疾病被称为西班牙流感，具有大流行的规模。由于当时流行的医学手段无法应对这场疫情，良好的护理成为了预后的最佳预测因素。护士们挺身而出，长时间、努力且不知疲倦地工作。这场疫情的一个重要成果是，人们普遍认识到访视护士服务以及所有护理工作都是一项有价值且必不可少的社区服务。
