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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    IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS. holding effete or waste material should be made as much as possible of earthenware, and light and handy. The nurse should remember that all these products are not to be destroyed heedlessly and carelessly, but examined and preserved, if necessary, for the purpose of inspection and examination by the medical attendant. ciLeansing_the SICK-R0( Cleanliness lies at-the;very, bottom of everything Person in , . , charge must connected with the nursing of the sick, so that it ^els'^^'' deserves our most careful attention—it is next to godliness. For instance, how invaluable in relation to the person of the sick, to the nurse, to the various appliances, to the food, to the vessels used by the patient, and to ventilation. Now, it is the duty of the nurse, or whoever has charge of the sick, that she herself should look after these particularly. Not only should she knozv how to clean everything (this is imperative), but she must be able to do it. She must consider that there is nothing menial, however trivial it may appear. The life of the patient may depend on what she considers a menial duty, and which might therefore be left undone; at the same D
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