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The Acton Free Press Wed December 1 im VONderful HTjGH GRAHAM of Limehouse a well known equestrian shows Bonnie Dee in the Canadian Bred Stakes at the Royal Winter Fair The thoroughbred mare is owned by Panda Bayer Farms of Schomberg By Robin Stuart Do you need a helping hand Call on me Who Is me Me could be any of the highly skilled registered nurses working for the V Victorian Order of Nurses The year 1897 should be considered a milestone in terms of improved at home health care for Canadians TheVON an Idea nursed by women organizations across Canada to com Queen Victorias Jubilee became a reality Under the hand of Lady Aberdeen Governor General Aberdeen wife four VON branches were in operation within seven short months The VON was responsible for the financing training and staffing of these branches From this humble beginning BO branches have sprung up across the country Available to most In Ontario per cent of ttie population has the ser vices of the VON made available to them stated Mrs Macleod district director of nursing for the Branch Only the remote north is not covered VON coverage developed a long way from the early century re mote collage hospital ways In the VON Is managed by a member management Board members oversee financial matters hiring of staff wages the purchase and maintenance of cars for Ihe nurses and public relations Financial support comes from grants made available by the regional municipality plus Hamilton and Oakvilie United Appeal This year an grant was given by the region Hamilton and Oak ville United Appeal gave 600 and respectively Patient fees Other monies arc derived from the fee charged for a visit to a patient This is worked out on a tost per visit basis estimated by the number of visits divided into the amount of money spent on supplies used during the treatment The result is a base fee for each patient Fees are paid by the ration private insurance held by the patient or govern ment funding There is a sliding scale of payment for people who can t afford the full cost of treatments Mrs explained VON branch restrict its activities to at home nursing VON In volvement in a case could result from one of several sources A patient may be referred by a doctor a pital or even neighbors Sometimes patients them selves request assistance Such requests arc checked out cnrcfull before any nursing activities commence Special kind VON nurses expertly carry out their tasks They give injections change dressings needed following burns or for chronic open sores supervise mouth medications and help out with baths All patient work done by the V O is under a doctor s direction Being a VON nurse t an easy job It takes a special kind of person Mrs of George town is the O N nurse for this area Her territory in eludes Britannia Road north to Erin Township east to Peel and west to Hamilton Went worth The enthusiasm with which she talks quickly In that Mrs is one of these special pro pie I prefer to nurse in the home more than at the hos pital Helping to keep people In their home where they want to be as long as possible is very rewarding she remarked Mrs is both a nurse and a friend to the patient Such a friendship Is most important since patient and family alike often have questions regarding the illness If something Is bothering them they like to be able to la Ik things out she explained Independence Patient Independence arc keywords in the O N organization dictionary This independence Is fostered by the persistence with which the nurses teach patients and their families A patient a family might be taught how to change the dressing On the other hand a nurse could instruct the patient in how to administer his or her own in Mr and Mrs Bob Anderson of Sarah St Milton bubble over with enthusiasm when they talk about the VON program Mrs Anderson is currently nursed twice a week by Mrs Mr Anderson convincingly claimed My wife has lived so long because the nurses have looked after her so well Mrs Anderson prefers home 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