The occurrence of painful affections of the feet among trained nurses : a series of 500 observations upon normal and disabled feet / by Robert W. Lovett.

  • Robert W. Lovett
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[1903]
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Credit: The occurrence of painful affections of the feet among trained nurses : a series of 500 observations upon normal and disabled feet / by Robert W. Lovett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    July 4, m3, i THE OCCURRENCE OF PAINFUL AFFECTIONS OF THE FEET AMONG TRAINED NURSES.1 A Series of 500 Observations Upon Normal and Disabled Feet. BY ROBERT W. LOVETT, M.D., of Boston, Mass. The liability of trained nurses to develop some static trouble with their feet during their hospital service is well known. In large hospitals it becomes a matter of economy to limit this so far as possible, and the follow- ing investigation was undertaken by me in a large general hospital in the hope of diminishing the trouble by seeing that all nurses wore during their course of training a proper boot and were placed so far as possible under conditions favorable for their feet. With this in view every nurse entering the hospital was examined soon after entrance, boots of a suitable shape were pre- scribed, and if trouble with the feet arose during the course, she was seen and prescribed for. The number of nurses observed having reached 500 in the course of some eight years, it has seemed worth while to analyze the records of these observations. In addition to any information to be derived about the etiology of this acute form of static trouble of the foot, there are certain questions of specific interest to hospital superintendents, police commissioners, and civil service examiners which might well be elucidated by this mass of material. These questions are in part as follow : 1. Can it be told by examination whether the feet of an individual are likely to break down or not under the strain of constant use? 2. What are the factors in causing this breaking down ? 3. What is the nature of the process giving rise to the painful condition? 4. How much may be done toward preventing it by the use of proper boots ? May Kr™thG American Orthopedic Association at Washington,