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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    Reports and Charts. The report for the doctor and the temperature chart (Wodderspoon's are excellent) should be written in ink. A stylographic pen is very useful for this purpose, and prevents accidents with ink bottles in the bag, or at the cases. Time Table. In acute cases, a time table for the use of the friends is very desirable, so that they know ex- actly when to administer nourishment, medicine, etc. It is advisable to draw up one that can be marked as each thing is given, writing out the hours, and the exact quantities ordered. When stimulants are to be taken it is often v/ell to mix the exact amount with the water required, as there is always a tendency to be inaccurate in giving them, especially when only a small quantity is ordered at a time. Ice BagSy etc. If ice is ordered it is readily and cheaply ob- tained from a fishmonger or a public house in towns, but is not so available in the country. It can be kept a long time by wrapping it well up in flannel and placing it so that the water can drain away as it melts. A sieve or colander is very good for this purpose, if attainable. The friends