Pope's manual of nursing procedure.

  • Pope, Amy Elizabeth, 1869-
Date:
1919
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Credit: Pope's manual of nursing procedure. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Nursing Technique CHAPTER I Care of the Ward and its Furnishings Ventilation. Dusting. The ‘care and cleaning necessary for the proper condition and preservation of: sinks, toilets, and the like, ward utensils and linen, instruments and rubber appliances. Essential conditions in a ward or sick-room and the environment are: They must be: (1) Properly ventilated; (2) free from unpleasant odors; (3) kept at a uniform. tem- perature (the degree required will, in some cases, depend upon the diseases from which the patients are suffering); (4) free from dust and dirt; (5) there must be a definite place for all furniture and utensils and everything must be kept in its place when not in use (this is especially important in the case of instru- ments and other articles that are likely to be needed in a hurry); (6) the furniture and furnishings are to be, as far as possible, free from stains and other defacement. In order that such conditions may prevail it is necessary for nurses to understand something*of the physical processes upon which ventilation depends and