The duties and conduct of nurses in private nursing, with some notes on preventing the spread of infectious diseases / by William L. Richardson.

  • Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932.
Date:
1887
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Credit: The duties and conduct of nurses in private nursing, with some notes on preventing the spread of infectious diseases / by William L. Richardson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    inevitable. Under such circumstances, do not do anything for the simple reason that you feel you must do something. Quietly make up your mind as to what the trouble is, and what is the best thing to do, and then, and not before, do it. Subsequently, when the doctor arrives, you will be able to give him a reason for your action. It is in emergencies that the best results of your hospital training and study are seen. If, then, you are obliged to stop and try to remember what the books said or what you have been taught in the hospital, you may be sure you will find yourself of little value in the household that looks to you in- such a crisis for leadership. It is then that you want to understand the prin- ciples, and not have to attempt to re- member