Keywords: bookid:54731110r.nlm.nih.gov bookid54731110rnlmnihgov bookyear:1919 bookyear1919 bookdecade:1910 bookdecade1910 bookcentury:1900 bookcentury1900 bookauthor:lippitt__louisa_c___louisa_christiana___author bookauthorlippittlouisaclouisachristianaauthor booksubject:hygiene booksubjecthygiene booksubject:home_nursing booksubjecthomenursing bookcontributor:u_s__national_library_of_medicine bookcontributorusnationallibraryofmedicine booksponsor:open_knowledge_commons__u_s__national_library_of_medicine booksponsoropenknowledgecommonsusnationallibraryofmedicine bookleafnumber:125 bookleafnumber125 bookcollection:usnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollectionusnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollection:medicineintheamericas bookcollectionmedicineintheamericas bookcollection:medicalheritagelibrary bookcollectionmedicalheritagelibrary bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana drawing sketch monochrome bookid:54731110r.nlm.nih.gov bookid54731110rnlmnihgov bookyear:1919 bookyear1919 bookdecade:1910 bookdecade1910 bookcentury:1900 bookcentury1900 bookauthor:lippitt__louisa_c___louisa_christiana___author bookauthorlippittlouisaclouisachristianaauthor booksubject:hygiene booksubjecthygiene booksubject:home_nursing booksubjecthomenursing bookcontributor:u_s__national_library_of_medicine bookcontributorusnationallibraryofmedicine booksponsor:open_knowledge_commons__u_s__national_library_of_medicine booksponsoropenknowledgecommonsusnationallibraryofmedicine bookleafnumber:125 bookleafnumber125 bookcollection:usnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollectionusnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollection:medicineintheamericas bookcollectionmedicineintheamericas bookcollection:medicalheritagelibrary bookcollectionmedicalheritagelibrary bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana drawing sketch monochrome bookid:54731110r.nlm.nih.gov bookid54731110rnlmnihgov bookyear:1919 bookyear1919 bookdecade:1910 bookdecade1910 bookcentury:1900 bookcentury1900 bookauthor:lippitt__louisa_c___louisa_christiana___author bookauthorlippittlouisaclouisachristianaauthor booksubject:hygiene booksubjecthygiene booksubject:home_nursing booksubjecthomenursing bookcontributor:u_s__national_library_of_medicine bookcontributorusnationallibraryofmedicine booksponsor:open_knowledge_commons__u_s__national_library_of_medicine booksponsoropenknowledgecommonsusnationallibraryofmedicine bookleafnumber:125 bookleafnumber125 bookcollection:usnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollectionusnationallibraryofmedicine bookcollection:medicineintheamericas bookcollectionmedicineintheamericas bookcollection:medicalheritagelibrary bookcollectionmedicalheritagelibrary bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana drawing sketch monochrome Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: 54731110R.nlm.nih.gov Title: Personal hygiene and home nursing : a practical text for girls and women for home and school use Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Lippitt, Louisa C. (Louisa Christiana), author Subjects: Hygiene Home Nursing Publisher: Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: nt heights, will relieve the strain when lying on theback. A pillow under the feet, or between the feet and the foot ofthe bed, will keep the patient from slipping down in bed and willprove restful to her. Pillows may be put under elbows, under the hol-low in the back, and in fact almost anywhere that support is needed.Sometimes, when a patient cannot turn, the nurses hand can be rununder one shoulder or side, the patient lifted slightly and a littlepillow tucked under the side. A good nurse is one who not onlyknows how to give medicines and wait on the doctor, but who alsoremembers the little things that can be done to relieve the strainand nervousness of the patient. Bed rests. Bed rests can be bought to support a patient whois sitting up in bed, but as a substitute a small, straight chair maybe used. The chair is turned upside down on the bed, the backof the chair forming an incline to hold the pillows. One often slipsdown in bed, and this can be prevented by placing a pillow under Text Appearing After Image: \ Another type of bed support that can easily be made at home. Fig. 54. Bed Making 115 the knees. To keep this pillow from slipping, double it over asmall rope or twisted sheet and tie the ends of the rope or sheet tothe sides or top of the bed frame. Small bed supports resem-bling little seats can be made in two ways: (i) Two boardswith edges beveled on one side are fastened together with hinges.Two iron supports swinging from the top and fitting into holes ineach side of the lower board make it possible to adjust the seat(Fig. 53). (2) A frame to support the patient may be made asis shown in Figure 54. Either of these supports should be cov-ered with a pillow when in use and must be tied with cords to theframe at the side, or, with a heavy patient, to the head of the bed. CHAPTER SIXTEEN BATHING A PATIENT IN BED The morning bath should be given each day about an hourafter breakfast. While the patient rests after eating, the nurseshould be preparing everything needed for the bath. In Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. |