Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham.

  • Robert J. Blackham
Date:
1921
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Credit: Tropical home nursing / by R.J. Blackham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a look of discomfort, and the ordinary durrie is as good as anything in India. 3. The Bed.—The bed should be placed in a position so that the air may pass over it, and so remove impurities. Neither side of the bed should be against the wall, both for the sake of ventilation and for the convenience of the attendant. In long-continued illnesses it is as well to allow even the head of the bed to stand away from the wall, as the head of the bed is the easiest position from which to help a much-enfeebled patient to sit up, lie down, or turn over. Besides, it allows of very free circulation of air round the bed, and opens a passage by which the attendants may move rapidly and quietly from one side of the room to the other. The foot of the bed should be away from the window, as the light shining directly on the face of a patient often causes annoyance. It is very useful in prolonged illnesses to have a second bed or a long couch in the room, on which the patient may be laid whilst his own bed is being aired or changed. In infectious cases the chaivs should be of the cane- bottomed type so familiar in India, so that they may be wiped all over with disinfectant solutions, but one cheap, comfortable, cushioned chair should be provided for the nurse’s use. In infectious cases this can be destroyed if necessary at the end of the illness. A piece of wood makes a quiet and efficient poker. There should be a good-sized table in the sick-room, and a smaller one beside the bed, covered with a clean cloth, for holding medicine bottles, etc. The larger table should have writing material for the nurse’s use in marking up the charts an1 making her notes for the doctor’s information
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