The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro.

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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    places it and its accompaniments so near the fire as to feel its effects, and no more. Soap, a little oil, and a small piece of flannel, are necessary for wash- ing- the child. The basin should not be less than two feet long by one foot broad, and about ten inches deep, so as to contain enough water to com- pletely cover the child when immersed in it. Much has been written about the material with which this vessel ought to be made ; but, indeed, it is a matter of comparatively little moment—one advises earthen- ware, another wood, and a third, some sort of metallic basin, with a piece of soft flannel placed in its bottom to prevent the child sliding. The nurse, taking the babe on her lap, should First wash- ing. How unroll the flannel which surrounds it, and anoint the parts covered with the white sebaceous matter which generally adheres to children at birth; if this is freely done before the child is put into the water, it is best. She then immerses the body of the babe in the water, and keeps the head above the water, letting it rest on her left hand. In this simple act it is easy to see if the nurse knows how to do her work. The nurse must not be frightened to handle the infant, and she first of all