The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-29


IL there Is only the one window and |
IN from the bottom, but put some
thing in at the bottom of the window |
| SO that the current OF air viii be |
directed upwards. then II will pass
over and gradually filter down |
| through the dir in the room, mixing |
| with &c. keeping up the circulation, |
| but not easirg a drauEht on anyone
/ OF course the sick room must be
thoroughly cleaned Always try aud
/ have removed from that room every
| thing that Is unnecessary. Don't
| have carpets tackled on the floors
! they are never desirable.
| say try" because l don't think
! IL would be wise to go into a home
| where people are already sick IN
bed and insist on having the carpet
| taken up. but ~ you arc fortunate
enough TO have the preparing OF the
sick room, Try and have the carpet
/ removed, tho floor scrubbed and
everything that Is not washable re-
moved from the room. 50 that there
| VIII be az litt.o work 60 be do1c as
! possible, because the mora work that
is done IN sick room, the more of
your patients energy Is being neod-
| lessly used up, for even though the
patient is si-nply living there, if there
| is somebody working in the room
II takes some Of his nervous energy;
and the more things there are IN q
room the more danger there IS OF
germs beiniV pread about In the mir
Keep your room just as clean and
neat and free from unnecessary
things az possible In the selection
Of bed il possible have single
bed with n metal frame or a plain
wooden frame; but have II In such a
position IN the room that the at
tendant can go 20 all sides of IL.
! Place the bed in such position
that the patient is not looking into
q light, either into a window or ar
artificial light--let the light fall
from the head of the bed on any.
thing that the patient may wish to
/. read or on the tray.
If you have to nurse 4 patient II
q room with only one small window
how are you to. do It? / would say
, have the window raised from the
: bottom, place something across It II
such a way as to prevent draugh
! blowing across the patient, and, as
I sid before be sure tht the bed L
in such n position that you can ge
{ to all sides of It. Then get a plec,
S o fwhite oilcloth or q sheet, ant
| put several thicknesses of paper be
tween the folds of the sheet and pu
s 1t over the head Of the bed In thi
E way. Bring it around aud tuck
under the mattress like that. Yo,
Z can see what neat little hood
0 makes over the top of the bed. al
: lowing a good circulation of air, bu
o preventing any draught from stril
q ing the aptient. In doing this yo
v must be very careful to tuck 1t unde
v the mattress, because II you do M
e there would be little draugh
n strike the patient.
a Then you must isolate your pc
: tient. Isolation takes in quite
good deal, and 1t is not always yer
easy to carry out. Take the patier
A away from the rest of the family
q and try to prevent anyone, excep
a those taking care of the patien
from entering the room. In man
homes probably the greatest difficu
:. ty will be to succeed in keeping on
;. the pet cat or the pet dog withou
p causing offense, but you must do
= because any Of these furry animal
;. may scatter a great deal of infection
~ After you have nursed for a lit
while you VIII appreciate why l EN-
:, phasize this point. A cat or a do
~ that is accustomed to coming int
~ the room and perhaps sleeping O
~ the bed of his master or mistress
W very difficult indeed to deal wit
20 They are always under your. feet ar
" 1t is very important to make othe
a In the household realize that tn,
a. should be banished.
tn In isolating patient you mu
ig select everything that is necessa
he in the care of the patient and bril-
n 1t to the sick room, and you mu
m insist upon keeping these in the sic
mt room. Articles of this kind mu
ne not be taken to other parts of Il
IA house and must not be used
re other people. In the country hor
OF you must get wash basin and W
d. sells to contain water. a vessel In
he which soiled water can be put
at we'll as those necessary to the col
he fort Of the patient. 1t is quite ne
or essary that in all these cases "
'ct should do away with any unnecs
on sary work and with any avoidat
tn danger Of infection. We understal
en- now that unless you come In &C
ed tact with the germs as they lea
cd the body of the patient these GER
er- are harmless; they are harmls
use while they are moist, but as soon
OF they become dry they are CARR
zee In the air and that is the way d
lc- ease is spread. Therefore. II is n
ha essary. I oeducate the patient a
no the patient-and the people whom
as come In contact and make them /,
ley derstand that IL Is contrary to L
tut to cough or sneeze without covert
ION your mouth---that II Is certain
Tor very much against the moral law
nat cause our brother to take influe;
Sc. than we have to do him any OIL
ler harm. A person having this disc
ase who coughs or sneezes Is sending
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