A guide to district nurses and home nursing / by Mrs Dacre Craven.

  • Craven, Dacre, Mrs.
Date:
1890
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to district nurses and home nursing / by Mrs Dacre Craven. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bound tightly two or three times round the body tmder cover, and the end of it left, care- fully sewn down on the bandage with stout thread. The usual rules relating to washing between blankets may now be observed with that portion of the body which the bandage or roller has left uncovered. In washing the face, gentle pressure must be kept on the eyelids. No weights of any kind should ever be used. The hair should be brushed and arranged. A white piece of bandage from 2 to 3 inches, or a white pocket-handkerchief folded to that width, should be passed under the chin and tied tightly on the top of the head. (The hair should be arranged to hide this as much as possible.) The night-gown or night-shirt should -now