A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 18
... Cold or heavy hands will make a patient shrink from your touch ; long , sharp nails are likely to scratch him . Cultivate a touch at once firm and gentle , light and steady . The prejudice against cleanliness and fresh air , which even ...
... Cold or heavy hands will make a patient shrink from your touch ; long , sharp nails are likely to scratch him . Cultivate a touch at once firm and gentle , light and steady . The prejudice against cleanliness and fresh air , which even ...
Page 50
... cold , an ice - bag for ten minutes , followed by a warm poultice for an hour . After the separation of the slough , the resulting ulcerated surface is treated with some stimulating and disinfecting remedy , as balsam of Peru , tincture ...
... cold , an ice - bag for ten minutes , followed by a warm poultice for an hour . After the separation of the slough , the resulting ulcerated surface is treated with some stimulating and disinfecting remedy , as balsam of Peru , tincture ...
Page 64
... cold , or by antipyretic medicines ; it may be brought up by external heat and stimulants . The former act most effectively at the times when the tem- perature has a natural tendency to fall , and the latter . when the tendency is to ...
... cold , or by antipyretic medicines ; it may be brought up by external heat and stimulants . The former act most effectively at the times when the tem- perature has a natural tendency to fall , and the latter . when the tendency is to ...
Page 76
... cold or damp weather . There is still the necessity for keeping the air fresh and wholesome , and it requires even more than usual care and watchfulness to do this . The air must be admitted from outside into some adjoining room , and ...
... cold or damp weather . There is still the necessity for keeping the air fresh and wholesome , and it requires even more than usual care and watchfulness to do this . The air must be admitted from outside into some adjoining room , and ...
Page 77
... cold , stir up the fire , and give your patient additional clothing and foot - warmers . If there must be a choice of the two evils , air too cold will in most cases do less harm than foul air . In warm weather , when open windows and ...
... cold , stir up the fire , and give your patient additional clothing and foot - warmers . If there must be a choice of the two evils , air too cold will in most cases do less harm than foul air . In warm weather , when open windows and ...
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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.