A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 19
... necessary display of authority . The authority must , however , exist , and will occa- sionally have to be exercised . You will often be obliged to insist upon things very much against the inclinations of your patient , and to ...
... necessary display of authority . The authority must , however , exist , and will occa- sionally have to be exercised . You will often be obliged to insist upon things very much against the inclinations of your patient , and to ...
Page 22
... necessary to give up a case the care of which you have once assumed , you must at least not leave it until you have seen your place ade- quately supplied . To leave , unadvisedly , a patient in a critical condition should be regarded as ...
... necessary to give up a case the care of which you have once assumed , you must at least not leave it until you have seen your place ade- quately supplied . To leave , unadvisedly , a patient in a critical condition should be regarded as ...
Page 25
... necessary to have the room darkened , and even then a south room , with the light carefully moderated by blinds and cur- tains , is to be preferred to a darker one on the north side . Light is a healthful stimulus , and in the majority ...
... necessary to have the room darkened , and even then a south room , with the light carefully moderated by blinds and cur- tains , is to be preferred to a darker one on the north side . Light is a healthful stimulus , and in the majority ...
Page 28
... necessary , will seldom annoy . Whispering always will , as will any sound which strains the attention , or creates a sense of expectation . It should be laid down as a rule that what- ever the patient is not intended to hear should not ...
... necessary , will seldom annoy . Whispering always will , as will any sound which strains the attention , or creates a sense of expectation . It should be laid down as a rule that what- ever the patient is not intended to hear should not ...
Page 31
... necessary to put screens about the patient , or to remove the dressings from a wound . The junior nurse , or probationer , following them , restores things to their previous orderly condition , so that , when the rounds are completed ...
... necessary to put screens about the patient , or to remove the dressings from a wound . The junior nurse , or probationer , following them , restores things to their previous orderly condition , so that , when the rounds are completed ...
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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.