Pope's manual of nursing procedure.

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

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    CHAPTER IV PAGE SOME OF THE ROUTINE PROCEDURES INCIDENTAL TO THE COMFORT AND CARE OF PATIENTS .. 82 Essentials for patient’s comfort. Methods of mak- ing patients comfortable under various conditions. Causes and prevention of pressure sores and chafing. Lifting and immobilizing an inflamed limb. Un- dressing patients. Care of patients’ belongings. Cleansing baths., Care of the hair. Care of the mouth. Methodsof giving and removing the bed-pan. Preparation of patients for the night. Restraining delirious patients. Care of the body after death. CHAPTER V TEMPERATURE. PULSE AND RESPIRATION. RECORDS : : : era AG Heat production, elimination, and regulation. Care of thermometers. Procedure in taking the tempera- ture. Cause of the pulse. Different factors con- trolling the heart’s action and the character of the pulse. Factors controlling breathing and respira- tion. Conditions to note when counting the breath- ing. Abnormal types of breathing. Points to be considered in the keeping of clinical charts and records. CHAPTER VI BaTHS AND PACKS USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES ; . 186 The effects of cold, hot, and tepid applications, and of electric light, and of sunlight upon the body. Methods of giving: cold and hot baths and packs, electric light baths, sun baths, salt baths, and medi- cated baths. CHAPTER Vil PREPARATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS AND TREAT- MENTS . , ; j ‘ ’ « “268 Preparation of patients for general physical exami-