Mental nursing / by William Harding.

  • Harding, William.
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mental nursing / by William Harding. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    ment and self-reliance. Her duties are at times very trying. She should begin her night's work by visiting her patients in company with the day nurses who are in charge, and she should be careful to notice their condition before taking them into her care, and thus making herself re- sponsible for them. A note of the slighest change in the condition of any of them should be given to her. Her night report must be accurate, and given with sufficient regard to details ; it is not enough to say that the patient had a draught and slept fairly; she must name the time at which the draught was given ; how long it was before the patient dropped off to sleep, the number of hours slept, the character of the rest obtained. Restlessness, excitement and anything unusual about a patient should be reported, the hour given at which they occurred, and the length of time they lasted. NURSING OF PRIVATE CASES. Number of Nurses Required.—For an ordinary chronic or quiet case which needs no attention at night, one nurse might be sufficient, but it is not always easy to say how many might be required for acute cases. So much depends upon the strength of the patient and the character of the symptoms. For an acutely maniacal case or a