The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

ness to the appearance, and that is the
| end to be gained SO far as style is con-
| cerned. The good nurse is cheerful. hui
| not fippant, and her dress should be the
same, clean and fresh and simple, but
not frilled and furbelowed. A cap is a
! matter of taste, although in surgical
cases it is well to wear one to prevent
| hair from falling into a wound while
| dressing it.
| In other cases a ribbon bow is suffi-
| cient headdress.
Essentials Are Few.
This may seem elaborate but bear in
| mind that thesclean, sober, colored print
! dress is the only essential article and
| that this is already in the possession OF
| most people. There should be two OF
| them, one to be worn while the other is
being Numbered, by itself, that is. not
| IN common with the family wash, and this
1 change should be made frequently The
! apron should be changed every day and
1 should be lightly starehed, but not so
much so as to crackle Nor should
/ heavily starched underskirts be worn, for
! the constant noise which such a skirt
| makes when the wearer moves is ex-
/ tremely annoying to a nervous patient;
the frOu frou of silk skirt is equally
annoying.
/ Even though a case is not contagious
| or infect ous, the nurse should be care
| tul about carrying clothing used in the
SICK room about the house, and in wash
ing such clothing separate tub should
Y be used in which some mil diSinfSctant
+ NAV be dissolved in the wa hing water
II IS god idea to put dean mark t
basket, or even box in the sick room into
which sOiled clothing can be placed as
+ Scon as 1t IS taken off, and if there IS
/ any dressing so a with dis eharges OF
any KIND this should b. psf al once
z INTO a covered nail filed vii dis
infectant fluid, il the articles are to be
washed, or If to be destroyed Put the
dressing in a paper box and put the box
and its contents into the fire together
4 without opening it.
Clinical Thcrrfol,i eser Needed.
I In some hospitals the nurse is provf le I
with a chatelaine o. wal ct which max 5
her lock highly profes -ional, but is not
+ reilly n5ces- airy in private plact &c. Al
that > Necessary in the ordinary sick
! room is a Clinical thetm cmeter VII tci..
with any other Instruments required NAV
be kept on a Shelf or on the table If q
. tongue Cepressor IS needed, as may be
in throat troubles one Of the best /,
+ mace BY splitting clothespins in halves
throwing away the piece used. or rather
burning (, ana thus avoiding any infec-
ton OF others. new one should be
used each time that an examination is
made for there is possibility that as a
Z ldtls III RECEIVERS tongue depre SCR IL cd
Garner IN the course OF the illness NAV
again in0culate the tissues If there $
any oisc hal sc to be cared for. paper
napkins sh5ud be used as handkerchiefs.
Ealing these. ordinary toilet paper may
bS used to blew the n1Se with and burn,
Cd when s0iled
Time always hangs heavily on the sick
man hands and il there is no clock in
the room he viii frequently ana repent
eclN enquire, What time is it?' For
that reason if possible a clock should
form part Of the furnishings Of IN :
room ard il S6Onld no Mir,
face, prominent figures and hands trat
can be easily seen By the SICK person
II II has striker that part of the work
should not be wound or the bell should
be Inuffled. Whe-ner there is c'ock in
the room or not the nurse should ALWAYS
have 2 watch. Without that she cannot
take the pulse rate and this Is most inn
poftanI fer the guidance Of the physi-
can. she should also have pad If pa
per upon which IN record heS notes a.
upo7 which the physician may write hi
I misplaced they should lie posted" l.y
Punching a hole at the top and har e.
ing them up st the bed side.
Counting pulse and Respiration.
In most cases the physician will wan.
70 nave the pulse AMI respiration IA G
and temperature taken three times a
day at least, RespiTa ion is count Nv
netting the number Of times that the chs ST
rises ia a minute or in some cases il NAV
/ be counted by the noise made in breath
, Ing Al first the tendency is to co1nt
/ dOGLle. That is to count both expiration
ana inspiration, but by practice one b.
comes expert Coun ing the pulse is a
more olt1cult matter to deocr be and can
&c better shown by the physician. Learn
IL ny Counting your own pulse Let your
right wrist drop into the palm Of your
lett hand with the back of the wrist
onward, that is the palm of the CHI
l-hand lies Uppermost Two quite prdmi-
, neEt tendOns will De seen or felt running
vertically up and down the center of the
| lower arm and wrist. Grasp the wrist
with the first three fingers of the LETT
hand, the tips just touching the outer
| of these tendens or sinews and pinch
down into the flesh firmly but rot too
| tight. After one or two trials you VIII
ind that your fingers will mechanically
/ fall into the proper place and the pulse
viii. be felt beneath the tins Hold the
watch III your right hand and when tbs
second hand is on an even division look
away from 1T and begin to count the
pulse If the pulse IS regular count only
ten or fifteen seconds and multiply by
six or four to get the amount in min
ute. If ii is irregular count a minute
or more If you look at the watch you
will catch yourself counting the beats
! of the second hand instead of the pu s
that is why you are to lock at 1t only
when starting the count and at the end
| In some cases the pulse beats 50 rapidly
that it cannot be counted; in such d case
put the watch on the table or bed ana
with a soft blunt pencil make dot on the
paper pad every time you feel the beat;
in other words make a telegraph instru-
ment of Yourself receiving the me sage
of the pulse with one hand and record
ing it With the other.
Temperature Is Key.
The temperature fg of the utmost i'm
port2ncC and is often the KEY TO treat
ment. Formerly clinical thermometers
took five minutes to get warmed up, but
nowadays we have minute and half
minute thermometers to make matters
less irkscme and embarrassin Unless
otherwise ordered take the temperature
in the mouth by putting the bulb be-
neath the tongue and closing the lips
upon it. Do not guess at the time. but
Use the watch and allow it to remain a