Roosevelt's Boys by John C. Horst

Author:John C. Horst
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Dr. Boovey wasted no time taking credit for the work, as his assignment was soon the model of medical care in all of Florida. Men recovered more quickly under the watchful eye of the Nun, the German, and the Immune, as they were affectionately known.

After the third day of the nurses’ presence, Boovey deigned to make an appearance, unwisely choosing to review his charges with Nurse Maass.

She’d never been bested by even the most arrogant, German-trained physician, and the fool Boovey was to learn why.

He walked along, half-heartedly reviewing cases, nodding to men in their beds and cots.

“That man there, what’s his problem?”

Clara did not need to consult a chart. She knew each man’s diagnosis and the state of his condition.

“Typhoid fever.”

“You mean to say, Typhoid fever, Doctor.”

“As you wish.” Clara felt the blood infuse her cheeks. She controlled her fury. “Typhoid fever, Doctor.”

He scribbled some orders, handing them to her without looking up. She read them.

“Blue mass, acetanilide, and quinine?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Why?”

“Because I said so. Nurse, what’s your name?”

“Maass.”

“Where did you receive your training?”

“At the German Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. I was the superintendent of nurses there before taking this assignment.”

“Did they teach you to question a doctor’s authority at the German Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Miss Maass?”

“No, there was no need. We had competent physicians there. They did, however, teach us pharmacology and how to protect our patients. We also learned a long time ago that mercury is poison, and one does not give a patient with dysentery acetanilide, nor does one prescribe quinine to a patient who has no diagnosis of malaria. And, Doctor, it’s Nurse Maass.”

“And you are an expert on malaria? I did not know there was malaria in New Jersey, Miss Maass.”

She wanted desperately to punch him; instead, she reached into the vast library of her mind and began reciting all that she’d committed to memory.

“Common symptoms of malaria include: shaking chills that are moderate to severe, high fever, profuse sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and anemia.

“For dysentery, frequent near-liquid diarrhea flecked with blood, mucus, or pus. Other symptoms include sudden onset of high fever and chills, abdominal pain, cramps and bloating, flatulence, urgency to pass stool, feeling of incomplete emptying, loss of appetite, weight loss, headache, fatigue, vomiting, and dehydration.

“Typhoid fever: a feeling of weakness, often stomach pains, headache, or loss of appetite. In some cases, patients have a rash of flat, rose-colored spots.

“Cholera: watery diarrhea that can rapidly lead to dehydration often with a rapid onset of copious, smelly diarrhea that resembles rice water and may lead to signs of dehydration, such as vomiting, wrinkled skin, low blood pressure, dry mouth, and rapid heart rate.

“Yellow fever has three stages. Stage one, infection: Headache, muscle and joint aches, fever, flushing, loss of appetite, vomiting, and jaundice are common. Symptoms often disappear briefly after three to four days. Stage two, remission: Fever and other symptoms cease. Stage three, intoxication: Problems with many organs occur.”

She looked at him. “And, for the record, Doctor

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