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

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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Credit: The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to move, or so, it will tell her enough to put her on her guard to give what is necessary at once—(repeating a nauseating medicine is objectionable) ; or, if it is found that too little has been given, she ought then to administer an injection. In passing water, the mother sometimes experiences a difficulty for a day or two, perhaps, and the nurse must use hot applications to assist her, but, if there is much pain caused, or none excreted, she should immediately inform the doctor. The plan nurses have of putting the mother on her hands and knees, in order to encourage it, is not good, and ought not to be tried without advice. This difficulty, when it does occur, generally takes place the first day after labour. The Breasts. The Management of the Breasts.—TWxs is one of the most important points the nurse has to deal with. The guarding of the breast against influences whereby the mother suffers pain, and the establishing a flow of milk sufficient for the wants of the infant, is a matter of considerable interest, both in con- ducing to the health and happiness of the mother and the welfare of the child. The most natural mode of nourishment for the child, is to receive its supply