The operating room and the patient / by Russell S. Fowler.

  • Fowler, Russell S. (Russell Story), 1874-1959.
Date:
1906
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Credit: The operating room and the patient / by Russell S. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    having a breast pocket. He wears a mask and cap. The Operating room, orderly wears a long-sleeved gown and cap and mask. Operator's and assistant's gowns are long sleeved. Rubber gloves are used at the dis- cretion of the operator. Visitors are provided with freshly laundered, long sleeved, loosely fitting linen gowns. Each gown is rolled up in a compact package and is not unrolled until needed. They are put on by the visitors before entering the operating room. The number of visitors is limited to the capacity of the visitor's stand. Operating Room Nurse.—The operating room nurse is^ responsible for the care of the operating room, the an- esthetic room, the instrument room, and all the furniture and apparatus pertaining thereto. She is responsible for the preparation of all instruments, dressings, ligatures, sut- ures, and appliances necessary for each operation; also for the preparation of all dressings and bandages used in the hospital. She should keep a record of all dressings and appliances issued to tl^e different wards of the hospital, with the date and amount of each issue, and make a monthly statement of the same. She issues to each ward the necessary dressing sets, inspects these instruments frequently, and instructs the ward nurse in the care of such instruments. She stands at the instrument table during operations and passes such instruments to the sur- geon as he may require. She should endeavor in every way to anticipate his wants. She watches closely the nurses who assist her in the operating room and who are I under her direction, and sees that they properly perform their duties. She must not leave her post at the instru- ment table except at the request of the operating surgeon. . She personally prepares all ligature and suture material. She allows no instrument, apparatus, or dressing to leave the operating room without a written requisition. She