How to become a nurse and how to succeed / compiled by Honnor Morten.

  • Morten, Honnor, 1861-1913.
Date:
[1895]
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Credit: How to become a nurse and how to succeed / compiled by Honnor Morten. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    ^ bear in mind in connection with the various methods of administering drugs. (b) Midwifery. Examination Questions for Diploma of Midwife at the Obstetrical Society of London, October 14th, 1891:— 1. How would you conduct a twin labour where the first child presents by the Vertex and the second by the Breech ? 2. What would you do if, during the course of labour, the patient had a convulsion ? 3. Describe the best method of douching the Vagina after labour, and the most suitable substances to employ for the purpose. 4. What directions would you give to a mother who is compelled to bring up her child by hand ? (c) Massage. The following questions on Masso-Therapeutics were set at the Grafton College examination in 1891 :— 1. Describe in full the methods of central galvanisation. 2. To what parts of the body should the hand or hands of the operator be used as electrodes when coil currents are employed, and why ? 3. What are the objections to administering an electric bath with both electrodes in the water ? Describe any methods you think prefer- able. 4. Define the massage movements known as muscle rolling and muscle vibrating. 5. Name the percussion movements and state the efifects you hope to pro- duce by their use upon the parts treated. 6. How would you proceed to massage a patient suffering from constipa- tion ? State clearly the parts to which you would give greatest attention and name the movements you would employ. 7. Name the exercises used in treatment of a stiff shoulder-joint, stating also the position the patient should be placed in. id) Asylum Nursing. Medico-Psychological Association. _ The follow- ing questions were set at the examination of attendants on the insane, May, 1894 :— 1. Describe the structure of fat, and the uses which it serves in the human body. 2. Describe generally the position, boundaries, and shape of the chest, and mention the names and relative positions of the organs contained in its cavity. 3. When the pulse, temperature, and respiration are said to be normal, what do you understand the statements to mean ? 4. What class of patients are most liable to bed-sores? What pre- ventive measures would you adopt, and treatment, should they occur ? 5. Religious mania is frequently mentioned in the daily papers ; what form of insanity does the term convey to your mind ? 6. What is meant by the circulation of the blood ? Describe its mechan- ism, and briefly trace its course in the human body. 7. What are the functions of the brain ? Describe the structure of its grey matter. 8. What is the insane ear? Describe any case of it yoa have .seen, from its onset to its termination. 9. Mention the chief causes of loss of the power of movement of the upper