Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes.

  • Hughes, Amy.
Date:
1898
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Credit: Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sleeves protect the dress sleeves, and fastening at the wrist is a necessary precaution against the enemy! Two cloaks are necessary for summer and winter wear. The summer one should be thin and yet shower-proof; the winter one as warm and as light as possible. District nurses cannot bear thick, heavy materials—in wet weather they become heavier still, and are a great addition to the fatigue of walking on muddy roads or slippery streets. The shape should be one that distributes the weight equally and allows the arms to be put inside or out with perfect ease. Circular cloaks are not sufficient protection when it is necessary to hold up an umbrella. The district cloak should have conveniently placed armholes, and be wide enough to button easily all down the front, and yet allow plenty of room for the bag to be carried underneath. If carried outside the bag soon becomes shabby, and is also apt to rub the cloak. Adjustable hoods are a great convenience to country nurses, as they can be drawn right over the bonnet, and so dispense with an umbrella—a consideration to those whose distances require a pony cart or bicycle. The use of bicycles in favourable country places is becoming general amongst district nurses. This necessitates some modification of the uni- form, and so far as present experience shows, a