A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 20
... close connection between mental and physical states . Invalids are often utterly unreasonable . It is as much a part of some diseases as the physical symptoms , and perhaps as little under control . You will scarcely mind what a sick ...
... close connection between mental and physical states . Invalids are often utterly unreasonable . It is as much a part of some diseases as the physical symptoms , and perhaps as little under control . You will scarcely mind what a sick ...
Page 44
... close and unpleasant , it may be to some extent aired by lifting the clothes at the edge of the bed , and fanning them up and down a few times . This may be done without danger of chilling the patient , and will— 44 A TEXT - BOOK OF ...
... close and unpleasant , it may be to some extent aired by lifting the clothes at the edge of the bed , and fanning them up and down a few times . This may be done without danger of chilling the patient , and will— 44 A TEXT - BOOK OF ...
Page 53
... close the in- jured blood - vessels and prevent further escape of the vital fluid . Occasionally this coagulation of the fibrin takes place while the blood is still in motion through the vessels , obstructing the circulation very ...
... close the in- jured blood - vessels and prevent further escape of the vital fluid . Occasionally this coagulation of the fibrin takes place while the blood is still in motion through the vessels , obstructing the circulation very ...
Page 55
... close when independent circulation is established , the impure blood mixes with the pure , and we get what is called a " blue baby , " a condition soon fatal . But between each auri- cle and its corresponding ventricle there is an ...
... close when independent circulation is established , the impure blood mixes with the pure , and we get what is called a " blue baby , " a condition soon fatal . But between each auri- cle and its corresponding ventricle there is an ...
Page 76
... close , inhabited room , and must not be altogether shut out . Cold is greatest , and the body least able to resist it , in the early morning , just before daylight ; but it is more heat , not less air , that is called for . Instead of ...
... close , inhabited room , and must not be altogether shut out . Cold is greatest , and the body least able to resist it , in the early morning , just before daylight ; but it is more heat , not less air , that is called for . Instead of ...
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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.