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The mother of a family RNs visited in
Puerto Rico burst into tears after the nurse
gave her a tube of hydrocortisone for her
child's rash. Opposite from left: RNs with
Carmen Cruz, San Juan mayor, soon after
their arrival; RNs made home visits,
staffed clinics, even helped clear roads.
