The matron's course : an introduction to hospital and private nursing / by Miss S.E. Orme.

  • Orme, S. E.
Date:
1897
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Credit: The matron's course : an introduction to hospital and private nursing / by Miss S.E. Orme. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to clear the ground. Your caps, collars, and cuffs should be as clean as possible. You should be very careful to avoid getting into a slovenly way of putting your things on, pinning apron or dress if a button has come off; arranging your cap in such a way that it looks as if it did not belong to you. Wear sensible shoes with low heels. You can hardly imagine how annoying the tap-tap-tap of high heels, or the squeaking of boots, can be to sick people. If you have never been ill yourself, or accustomed to illness, you can but faintly under- stand the irritability of an invalid whose nerves are so disordered that the slightest annoyance of this kind may give him untold pain. T/y there- fore to be considerate in matters of this kind. You want to secure your patient's restfulness. Now, an untidy and thoughtless nurse will never conduce to restfulness. The patient will be conscious of disorderly surroundings if the nurse has untidy hair, her cap falling off her head, a long dirty tail to her dress, or an apron soiled or torn. Try to keep yourselves as clean as possible whilst about your work. In sickness some of the senses are greatly sharpened. The least smell of cooking pro- duces nausea, and the sense of hearing is very keen. I often think the chatelaine abomina- tion must be most exasperating to patients. Avoid leaving a door unlatched, so that it keeps