General nursing / by Eva C.E. Lückes.

  • Lückes, Eva C. E. (Charlotte Ellis), 1854-1919.
Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: General nursing / by Eva C.E. Lückes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    attainable. For instance, the arm should be flexed before the bandage is applied over the elbow. It is both wrong and painful to bandage straight up over the elbow and attempt to bend the arm afterwards. This interferes with the circula- tion, and might lead to serious consequences. The foot should be placed at right angles to the leg before applying a bandage to the ankle. The principle to keep in view is that should the injured limb become stiff, it will be fixed in the position most convenient to the patient. Nurses should endeavour to understand as far as possible with what object the bandage is ordered. It may be merely to ensure that a dressing is kept in place ; it may be to supply firm support; it may be to check haemorrhage. But whatever the reason may be, a nurse must keep this primary object in view; secondly, she should have due regard to the comfort of the patient; thirdly, to the neat appearance of the bandage; and finally, to the economy of the bandage. Widths of Bandages are of different widths, according various to the purpose for which they are required. bandages. Head rollers are usually about 2 inches wide Leg and arm-rollers „ „ 2^ „ Eib or chest rollers „ „ 5 „ Toe or finger rollers „ from f to 1J inches wide. Occasionally double-headed rollers are required, i.e. the bandage is rolled up from both ends towards the centre, so that a nurse has, as it were, two rollers joined together to work with. This is convenient for the capeline and some other bandages. When a nurse is going to apply a bandage, she should place herself opposite the patient, not by the side. A firm and fixed begianing for a starting-poLat should always be made, not on the place for which the bandage is needed, but beneath. When applying a roller it is best to be^n by