A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 11
... especially among women , who will not at some time in their lives be called upon to offici- ate in the capacity of nurses ; fewer still who will not at some time have occasion to be grateful for the minis- trations of a skillful and ...
... especially among women , who will not at some time in their lives be called upon to offici- ate in the capacity of nurses ; fewer still who will not at some time have occasion to be grateful for the minis- trations of a skillful and ...
Page 13
... especially the vocation of the nurse , and it is beyond a doubt that those who best understand this , and have the fullest acquaintance with nature's pro- cesses , will be the most successful nurses . The importance of the art of ...
... especially the vocation of the nurse , and it is beyond a doubt that those who best understand this , and have the fullest acquaintance with nature's pro- cesses , will be the most successful nurses . The importance of the art of ...
Page 18
... especially should be well cared for , kept smooth and warm , with the nails short , and well brushed . Cold or heavy hands will make a patient shrink from your touch ; long , sharp nails are likely to scratch him . Cultivate a touch at ...
... especially should be well cared for , kept smooth and warm , with the nails short , and well brushed . Cold or heavy hands will make a patient shrink from your touch ; long , sharp nails are likely to scratch him . Cultivate a touch at ...
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... especially fitted for the use of the sick . But the matter , in spite of its importance , is so generally ignored that it is very rarely that a nurse will have the good fortune to find any provision made for such contingency . You will ...
... especially fitted for the use of the sick . But the matter , in spite of its importance , is so generally ignored that it is very rarely that a nurse will have the good fortune to find any provision made for such contingency . You will ...
Page 25
... especially in cities , by having the sick - room at the top of the house . It will be more quiet , in a stratum of purer air , and in case of contagious disease can be more completely isolated . On no account should there be stationary ...
... especially in cities , by having the sick - room at the top of the house . It will be more quiet , in a stratum of purer air , and in case of contagious disease can be more completely isolated . On no account should there be stationary ...
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