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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    planation and be content to wait a little longer than usual. On the other hand, the nurse should not alter her round except for a good reason, as, if expected about a certain time, the things for her use are generally got ready. This means much to the friends of the patient in summer time when fires go out and hot water is required. This is then either heated on an oil stove or borrowed from a neighbour who is washing . Attendance on the Nurse. One point must never be forgotten, that the nurse must not expect to be waited upon by the friends or relations of the patient. Very often the woman who apparently comes in voluntarily to help nurse is being paid for her services by the patient, thus causing an un- suspected drain upon the family exchequer. Or the relation may be a dressmaker, or employed in piecework of some trade, and is literally losing money during the time she is with the nurse. It takes a long time to find out these and many similar facts about the lives of the poor, unless the nurse is guided by the experience of others, for the people are not likely to mention such matters, especially when grateful for the nurse's skilled help. At the same time, if there are elder children,