A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 27
... sheet over an ordinary clothes- horse . Convenient tables are made with the point of support very much on one side , so as to reach well over the bed . They may be raised or lowered to any desired height . Bed - trays , with a low rim ...
... sheet over an ordinary clothes- horse . Convenient tables are made with the point of support very much on one side , so as to reach well over the bed . They may be raised or lowered to any desired height . Bed - trays , with a low rim ...
Page 39
... sheet tight enough to hold them in place . A feather - bed is a thing never to be thought of in connection with the sick - room , being a combination of every objectionable quality . Its use is nearly equivalent to putting the patient ...
... sheet tight enough to hold them in place . A feather - bed is a thing never to be thought of in connection with the sick - room , being a combination of every objectionable quality . Its use is nearly equivalent to putting the patient ...
Page 40
... sheet , the length should exceed it by three quarters of a yard . There should not be a seam in the middle . To make the bed , spread the lower sheet smoothly and tightly over the mattress , tucking it in securely on all sides . It can ...
... sheet , the length should exceed it by three quarters of a yard . There should not be a seam in the middle . To make the bed , spread the lower sheet smoothly and tightly over the mattress , tucking it in securely on all sides . It can ...
Page 41
... sheet must both be stretched as tightly as possible , and well . tucked in . can not be obtained , enameled answer the purpose , or , in an emergency , heavy brown wrapping - paper is said to be a fairly good substitute . The rubber ...
... sheet must both be stretched as tightly as possible , and well . tucked in . can not be obtained , enameled answer the purpose , or , in an emergency , heavy brown wrapping - paper is said to be a fairly good substitute . The rubber ...
Page 42
... sheet will take away the unfinished look of the blankets alone , and at the same time protect them from dust ... sheets , need washing whenever they are stained . or dingy , or taken from infected beds . Fresh blood- stains can be ...
... sheet will take away the unfinished look of the blankets alone , and at the same time protect them from dust ... sheets , need washing whenever they are stained . or dingy , or taken from infected beds . Fresh blood- stains can be ...
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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.