A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 20
... body , freedom from anxiety , and absence of all discussions . If he sees that nothing is overlooked or forgotten , he will soon learn to have faith in you , and will gladly leave you to do his thinking for him . Do not call upon him ...
... body , freedom from anxiety , and absence of all discussions . If he sees that nothing is overlooked or forgotten , he will soon learn to have faith in you , and will gladly leave you to do his thinking for him . Do not call upon him ...
Page 27
... body . A bed - rest , a commode , and similar small conven- iences may be desirable , but the fewer superfluous things the better . All the furniture should be of the simplest possible style ; elaborate carvings only afford lodging ...
... body . A bed - rest , a commode , and similar small conven- iences may be desirable , but the fewer superfluous things the better . All the furniture should be of the simplest possible style ; elaborate carvings only afford lodging ...
Page 40
... body ; cotton does not conduct away the heat so rapidly , and is , there- fore , safer for the use of the sick . Sheeting comes in widths adapted for beds of different sizes . Whatever the width of the sheet , the length should exceed ...
... body ; cotton does not conduct away the heat so rapidly , and is , there- fore , safer for the use of the sick . Sheeting comes in widths adapted for beds of different sizes . Whatever the width of the sheet , the length should exceed ...
Page 41
... body . Several thin coverings will be warmer than a single one of equal weight , be- cause of the non - conducting air enclosed between them . Heavy quilts and counterpanes will be found burden- some . The old - fashioned cotton ...
... body . Several thin coverings will be warmer than a single one of equal weight , be- cause of the non - conducting air enclosed between them . Heavy quilts and counterpanes will be found burden- some . The old - fashioned cotton ...
Page 43
... it is not advisable to move the patient , even from one side of the bed to the other , the mattress may be pressed down , while the clean and soiled sheets are together gradually worked under his body . The BEDS AND BED - MAKING . 43.
... it is not advisable to move the patient , even from one side of the bed to the other , the mattress may be pressed down , while the clean and soiled sheets are together gradually worked under his body . The BEDS AND BED - MAKING . 43.
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Page 132 - Carrageen moss, pour over it two cups of boiling water, and let it stand where it will keep hot, but not boil, for two hours.