Some nursing and medical terms explained / by Alfred T. Schofield.

  • Schofield, A. T. (Alfred Taylor), 1846-1929.
Date:
Between 1880 and 1889-?
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Credit: Some nursing and medical terms explained / by Alfred T. Schofield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SOME NURSING AND MEDICAL TERMS EXPLAINED. quarter of an hour; if a tepid bath one at 85°, for the. same time; if a cold bath one about 65°, for five minutes. If the doctor orders any particular sort of medicated batlp he will give you the exact directions, which you must carry out very accurately. Nursing Terms. A steam-tent is simply a bed or cot made into a tent by being covered with a sheet, raised by a pole at each cornei, as in a tent, and open only on the side next the fire. This is used in bronchitis and croup, to keep the person in an atmosphere of steam, so as to moisten the air he breathes. A bronchitis kettle is used to fill the tent with steam. Fomentations are the application of flannels wrung out of boiling water as dry as possible and rapidly applied in succession to the part affected. Poultices, if not otherwise ordered, are always made of linseed meal; they may, of course, be made of bread, charcoal, carrots, &c., if specially ordered. Poulticing a part well means putting on a fresh one every two hours; the greatest care should always be taken at the end of the poulticing to cover the tender part with a layer of wadding. If mustard is ordered with a poultice, it is meant generally to be used with the linseed meal in equal quantities, half and half. A very good way of increasing the effect of a poultice is to pepper it over on the surface. If mustard only is ordered, you either put on a mustard leaf, or mix some fresh mustard on brown paper, and cover it with fine net or muslin. Boiling water must not be used for mustard only. You may have to use inhalations. Por this is used a porcelain vessel like a jug, costing Is. 6d. or 2s., with a cork at The top and a flat spout, by which you breathe in the steam of the hot water inside, into which have been