A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 18
... light and steady . The prejudice against cleanliness and fresh air , which even in this enlightened age will frequently be encount- ered , must be combated firmly , though always kindly . It is often a matter of no small difficulty to ...
... light and steady . The prejudice against cleanliness and fresh air , which even in this enlightened age will frequently be encount- ered , must be combated firmly , though always kindly . It is often a matter of no small difficulty to ...
Page 24
... light , airy , clean , and quiet . The larger the room , the better can it be aired ; the more airy it is , the cleaner will it be ; and , the cleaner it is , the more favorable is it for the recovery of the patient . Space is therefore ...
... light , airy , clean , and quiet . The larger the room , the better can it be aired ; the more airy it is , the cleaner will it be ; and , the cleaner it is , the more favorable is it for the recovery of the patient . Space is therefore ...
Page 25
... 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 of cases not only light but direct sunshine is to be de- sired , partly for ...
... 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 of cases not only light but direct sunshine is to be de- sired , partly for ...
Page 27
... light , washable and fre- quently - washed material . Carpets even are much better dispensed with . Rugs may be used , as footsteps are noisy on a bare floor , but they must be small enough to be daily removed , shaken and aired . If ...
... light , washable and fre- quently - washed material . Carpets even are much better dispensed with . Rugs may be used , as footsteps are noisy on a bare floor , but they must be small enough to be daily removed , shaken and aired . If ...
Page 30
... light occupation . Their work is , however , little to be relied upon , for a patient able to do much is likely to be soon discharged . Ward work , in spite of its variety , may , if skillfully planned and systematized , be reduced very ...
... light occupation . Their work is , however , little to be relied upon , for a patient able to do much is likely to be soon discharged . Ward work , in spite of its variety , may , if skillfully planned and systematized , be reduced very ...
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abdomen acid action albumen antiseptic aorta applied arteries bandage bath bleeding blister blood body bones bowels breath Bright's disease burn called cantharides carbolic carbolic acid catheter cavity chest child chloroform clean Cloth cold water common condition constipation covered danger diarrhoea digestion discharge disease disinfected dose dressings dyspnoea effect emetic enema fever finger fluid fracture give given hæmorrhage head heart heat important inflammation injury intestinal irritation keep less limb lungs matter medicine membrane milk mouth mucous mucous membrane muscles nausea necessary nurse ounces pain patient pint placenta plaster poison poultice pressure pulse quantity rectum relieved removed respiration salt sheet sick sick-room side skin solution sometimes specific gravity sponge stimulants strangury STRYCHNIA sugar surface symptoms tablespoonful taken temperature Tincture tion tissues trachea treatment tube urine usually uterus ventilation vomiting ward warm washed wound
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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.