A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 22
... produce conversation on demand , but it is certainly possible to be bright , cheerful , and enter- taining without resorting to gossip . In a hospital , the intimate intercourse of the home nurse with her patient is impracticable and ...
... produce conversation on demand , but it is certainly possible to be bright , cheerful , and enter- taining without resorting to gossip . In a hospital , the intimate intercourse of the home nurse with her patient is impracticable and ...
Page 56
... produced by the closing of these valves . Then follows a pause , after which the contractions are repeated in the same order , and followed again by the same period of repose , during which the cavities under- go gradual dilatation ...
... produced by the closing of these valves . Then follows a pause , after which the contractions are repeated in the same order , and followed again by the same period of repose , during which the cavities under- go gradual dilatation ...
Page 62
... produced , is pro- portional to the activity of respiration , and the amount of oxygen consumed . The pulse is generally accelerated in proportion to the elevation of temperature , though the proportion varies in different diseases . In ...
... produced , is pro- portional to the activity of respiration , and the amount of oxygen consumed . The pulse is generally accelerated in proportion to the elevation of temperature , though the proportion varies in different diseases . In ...
Page 69
... produced which we call breathing or respiration . The lungs are not completely filled and emptied by each respiration . A certain amount of air is stationary in them . The additional supply drawn in and out , sometimes called tidal air ...
... produced which we call breathing or respiration . The lungs are not completely filled and emptied by each respiration . A certain amount of air is stationary in them . The additional supply drawn in and out , sometimes called tidal air ...
Page 71
... produce sensibly bad effects as headache , nausea , and drowsiness . Five per cent may be fatal . The walls of the air - cells consist of a mere film of mucous membrane , thin enough to allow interchange of gases to take place through ...
... produce sensibly bad effects as headache , nausea , and drowsiness . Five per cent may be fatal . The walls of the air - cells consist of a mere film of mucous membrane , thin enough to allow interchange of gases to take place through ...
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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.