Lectures on nursing / by William Robert Smith.

  • William Edward Smith
Date:
1875
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Lectures on nursing / by William Robert Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'ft' !■ h i n A ! LECTURE II The Sick-room — Aspect — Furniture — Light — Temperature of the Ward for ordinary and operation Cases—Ventilation—Mechanism of Respiration—Its Uses—Composition of Air—Changes produced by Respiration in the Air and Blood—Ammonia in Air—Nitrogen —Experiments for Testing purity of Air—Importance of Ventila- tion—Methods for procuring it.—Lavatories—The Bed—Draw Sheets—Changing Bed-clothes—Cleanliness of Patients—Adminis- tration of Medicines—Feeding of Patients. The sick room, or ward, when a choice can be made, should always have a south, south - west, or west aspect. It should always be light and cheerful, spacious and lofty; the windows should be made to open both at the top and the bottom; and not much furniture should be permitted to remain in the room, particularly if the disease be infectious. Bear in mind that woollen articles, from the rough- ness of their texture, hold smells much longer than cotton or linen ones; therefore, never allow woollen curtains in a sick room. It is far better to be without curtains at all; hut if the room looks cheerless and bare, curtains made of muslin or linen are the best, as they are easily washed. For the same reason, woollen-covered sofas and chairs should always be expelled,—cane-bottomed, or plain wooden ones, being far preferable. In some cases, the carpet
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