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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    hands and fore-arms, using soap, water and nail brush liberally. She must then place them in hydrarg. perchlor. (1-500), carbolic lotion (1-20), or creoline and water (i dr. in i pint) for a minute, flO^ dry them,and carefully avoid touching the bed- clothes, etc., before examining the patient. The same precautions should always be taken by a nurse desired to douche, or in any other way treat a woman recently confined, or who has miscarried. Frequent vaginal examinations are most undesirable and are the readiest way of introducing septic matter. Having ascertained the stage of labour and that all is going on well, the next step is to secure plenty of hot and cold water, a fire, a slop pail, two basins, and if possible a jug, useful for douches, or warming instruments if necessary. TAe Bed. The bed is conveniently prepared by folding back the top sheet, blanket, quilt, etc., to the other side. If two pieces of mackintosh are avail- able one may be placed under the bottom sheet, the other over it, covered with a thickly folded piece of clean material. Substitutes for mackintosh can be improvised from sheets of brown paper, folded newspapers, an oilcloth tablecover, even matting or a strip of carpet, provided it is well covered. An old clean quilt is excellent for this. This is placed at the lower right hand side of the