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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    secure proper care. Of course in infectious cases, or in emergencies, the nurse must be pre- pared herself to clean the room and put it into nursing order, and she can always show the friends how to tidy up successfully, and keep a room neat and fresh without doing the heavy dirty work herself She should endeavour to give as little extra trouble as possible, and always empty all basins, utensils, etc., herself before leaving the sick room, and see the slops are really taken away. Forethought will save much small extravagance in the use of fuel, water, etc., often a very serious consideration to the patient. Toilet of Patients. It is not possible to make hard and fast rules for the washing and general management of cases. A well-trained nurse deals with each one on its own merits. Subject to the doctor's orders, one or two details may be regularly carried out with advantage. The night-dress or shirt should be removed daily if possible, and the top sheet always taken out and put to air. Washing the back, etc., should never be omitted, afterwards rubbing in methylated spirits, and using dusting powder. The difference between the cool even hospital mattress, and the lumpy flock, or unhealthy feather beds generally found in district homes greatly affects the question of bedsores.