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

  • Craven, Dacre, Mrs.
Date:
1890
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Credit: A guide to district nurses and home nursing / by Mrs Dacre Craven. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    scratch, or hangnail, she should report it to the superintendent.^ lo. She should ascertain the sanitary con- dition of closets, dustbins, drains, cisterns, and water-butts, always tracing where pos- sible the cause of bad smells, IT. She should take notes of cases for the medical man in attendance when required, as well as keeping temperature charts. 12. She should be experienced in sick cookery, and not only make when necessary beef-tea, puddings, and cooling drinks in the homes of her patients, but be able to teach the patients' friends how to do this. 13. She should be skilful in making mops for the throat, etc., and in extemporising appliances, e.g. bed-rests, cradles for limbs, 1 In some cases it is of very grave importance that the nurse should not have even an abrasion of the skin.