A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 25
... effects . The Italians have a proverb , " Where the sun does not enter , the doctor does , " showing their recog- nition of it as a powerful remedial agent . Have as many windows as possible , certainly no less than two . They should be ...
... effects . The Italians have a proverb , " Where the sun does not enter , the doctor does , " showing their recog- nition of it as a powerful remedial agent . Have as many windows as possible , certainly no less than two . They should be ...
Page 32
... effect upon the pulse , respiration , and even temperature ; it is , therefore , advisable to take them not only immediately upon the entrance of the patient , but again a short time - say an hour - later . He will have light , usually ...
... effect upon the pulse , respiration , and even temperature ; it is , therefore , advisable to take them not only immediately upon the entrance of the patient , but again a short time - say an hour - later . He will have light , usually ...
Page 35
... effect than clothes tucked about the beds or tables , or flung over chairs . The bedside tables must be daily in- spected , and no rubbish allowed to accumulate in them . Unless carefully watched , patients are very apt to stow away ...
... effect than clothes tucked about the beds or tables , or flung over chairs . The bedside tables must be daily in- spected , and no rubbish allowed to accumulate in them . Unless carefully watched , patients are very apt to stow away ...
Page 60
... effect upon the pulse . Increase in the rate is more common than diminution . The character , as well as the frequency , is subject to variations . In a quick pulse , each beat occupies less than the usual time , that is , each wave is ...
... effect upon the pulse . Increase in the rate is more common than diminution . The character , as well as the frequency , is subject to variations . In a quick pulse , each beat occupies less than the usual time , that is , each wave is ...
Page 61
... effect to the touch . In the dicrotic pulse , a secondary wave of oscil- lation becomes exaggerated so as to be felt . An inex- perienced person may mistake this for the primary wave , and so be led to count double the real number of ...
... effect to the touch . In the dicrotic pulse , a secondary wave of oscil- lation becomes exaggerated so as to be felt . An inex- perienced person may mistake this for the primary wave , and so be led to count double the real number 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.