The population health nurse is discussing the first organized approach to home nursing of the sick that was established in 1813 by the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston, SC, in response to a yellow fever epidemic. What important aspect of the care provided by this organization should the nurse emphasize?

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4. Though the care was given by upper class women to those who needed nursing care, the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston was notable in that its services were nondenominational and nondiscriminatory in a region and time where racial discrimination was the prevailing behavior. Payment for services was not a hallmark of the Ladies' Benevolent Society. Services to the Jewish Community were organized in Philadelphia in 1819 by Rebecca Gratz. There were no restrictions to the people whom the Ladies' Benevolent Society provided nursing care.

The Population Health Nurse Is Discussing the First Organized Approach