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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    distributed throughout the room, which, of course, is safest for the patient. When the window is opened, it may be useful and Attention to every item advisable to have the door shut. The window-blinds, ^rt^fm^ portant. of whatever construction, should work smoothly and without noise ; in this respect those who wait on the sick have much in their power, for we daily notice the difference among servants and others in this matter ; e.g., if the blinds are Venetian, one will pull very abruptly the cord whose spring retains the blind in its place and the blind comes down with a crash, whereas one who knows how to go nicely about her work in the sick-room will, while pulling this cord, also steady the blind by keeping a firm hold of the cord that draws up the blind, so that she may let it down gradually and gently. We can fancy how the sick become attached to one who attends to such little matters. The same atten- tion should be bestowed upon the window-curtains. Much has been written in condemnation of the use Are carpets bad in the of carpets in the sick-room. In this country they are ^''=''-™<- decidedly advantageous; but, if they are not at- tended to, they are then worse than useless. The cry which has been raised against their use is based on I
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