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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    THOROUGHNESS NECESSARY. could be readily removed, and cleaned thorougJily as often as might be necessary. Instead of this, what have we ? The heavy pieces of furniture placed on the carpet—of course requiring great effort to remove them and so take the carpet from underneath. Just, therefore, think of the unnecessary labour and delay following as the result of our present mode of carpet- ing. We need not, therefore, wonder they can be only properly cleaned once a year or so. They often retain dust and other impurities, just in consequence of not being attended to as they should. We believe it is perfectly practicable to keep carpets clean if they are properly made, and that the laudable tirades against their use, so frequent at present, are quite untenable. It may be argued that the carpet gets often wet. Want or cleanliness consequently, that the moisture and damp emitted Jick.'oom- not carpets. vitiates the atmosphere of the sick-room, which is already surcharged, and that carpets, on this account, ought not to be used. There is a method by which this also can be met, and met satisfactorily. Here, again, the nurse or person in charge of the sick is at fault, and does not know her work properly, or is, inattentive, if this occurs; for, if there is any likeli- hood of this happening, the experienced nurse will
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