A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 16
... lower the standard of your own physical condition . Even a nurse is but human ; you can not retain your vigor and con- sequent usefulness without a due allowance of rest , food , and exercise . It is your duty , as well as your right ...
... lower the standard of your own physical condition . Even a nurse is but human ; you can not retain your vigor and con- sequent usefulness without a due allowance of rest , food , and exercise . It is your duty , as well as your right ...
Page 40
... lower sheet smoothly and tightly over the mattress , tucking it in securely on all sides . It can be made still more firm , if the bed is being prepared for long occupancy , by fastening with safety - pins to the mattress . Be careful ...
... lower sheet smoothly and tightly over the mattress , tucking it in securely on all sides . It can be made still more firm , if the bed is being prepared for long occupancy , by fastening with safety - pins to the mattress . Be careful ...
Page 44
... lower one is not good economy in sickness . If there can be only one clean sheet given , let it be the one on which the pa- tient has to lie . His comfort , unless he has an unusual regard for appearances , depends more upon having a ...
... lower one is not good economy in sickness . If there can be only one clean sheet given , let it be the one on which the pa- tient has to lie . His comfort , unless he has an unusual regard for appearances , depends more upon having a ...
Page 48
... lower part of the back , the hips , shoulders , elbows , or heels , but may develop wherever the conditions are favorable . There is liability to them in all cases of long confinement to the recumbent pos- ture , especially where there ...
... lower part of the back , the hips , shoulders , elbows , or heels , but may develop wherever the conditions are favorable . There is liability to them in all cases of long confinement to the recumbent pos- ture , especially where there ...
Page 78
... lower sash may be raised , or the upper one lowered , and the entire opening closed by a board an inch thick . The current of air then enters only in the middle , between the two sashes , and is given an upward direction . placing the ...
... lower sash may be raised , or the upper one lowered , and the entire opening closed by a board an inch thick . The current of air then enters only in the middle , between the two sashes , and is given an upward direction . placing the ...
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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.