The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-05
Home Nursing Care.
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Increase the time gradually and
watch patient for signs of weak
ness.
13. Patient should not be al
lowed out of bed for any reason
until temperature has been nor
NAL for forty eight hours or as
! doctor orders.
IA. For delirious patients, keep
ice to the head and watch very
carefully.
Is. Do not give medicines ex-
cept the cathartic unless they are
ordered by the doctor.
16. Care of mouth:
Use salt solution-one teaspoon
full salt to one pint of water with
pinch Of baking soda or some
good antiseptic mouth wash, if
able to use tooth brush, patient
should cleanse his mouth as often
as necessary.
1t patient is not able to do so,
attenoa,t should u,e swabs made
of toothpicks wound with cotton
and cleanse mouth thoroughly.
Use vaseline or cold cream on
lips for sores or for cracking.
II. Unless patient is very few
erish, or perspiring profusely, do
not insist upon daily bathing.
guard against chilling at all
times. Wash face and hands be-
fore and after eating.
Is. Continue to give liquid diet
until temperature is normal Then
give gruels, cooked cereal, milk
toast, jellies, soft boiled egg.
10. Keep sick room quiet. Pa
tent should get as much sleep as
possible. No visitors.
Precautions.
l. Avoid dust in the sick room.
Do not dry sweep.
: 2. Care of sputum. Fasten pap
Ell bag to side Of bed. Use toilet
paper or paper napkins or news
paper and burn several times
lay.
3. Scraps of uneaten food and
mouth Swabs should be burned
Immediately.
4. Milk containers should not
De taken into patient s room and
should be boiled before returning
o the milkman.
5. ALI handkerchiefs, linen,
sheets, masks, towels, should be
covered with cold water in the
lick room. Boil for twenty min
ties. Anyone may safely finish
airing for the linen.
6. Where there is no toilet with ;
unning water, all mouth washes,
ath water, discharges from bow
Is and bladder and all uneaten
liquid foods should be disinfected ]
Nth solution Of chloride of lime
efore being thrown into the toll {
t. The toilet should be kept {
thoroughly scrubbed with hot t
dCC4 dllO qua 4 r
Z. To make chloride of lime t
olution: Mix thoroughly one c
alf pound chloride of lime with a
ne gallon of water. Use twice as \
luch Of this solution as the ma Y
,rial to be disinfected. Allow to d
and for one hour before empty G
lg. C
are Of the Family and Precau-
tions for the Nurse.
l. Keep other members of the
lmily out Of the room.
2. Keep patients dishes sep
ate and boil twenty minutes be-
re putting them into family use.
3. Scrub hands well with hot
alter and soap after handling the
ltient or the bed.
4 Keep your hands away from
,ur face.
5. The attendant must be con-
antly masked, must wear large
Lover apron in the sick room,
angling it to a different one al q
ays, before entering any other
TT Of the house. 1t is well to b
ep hair covered with an ordi- {
ny dust cap. When the attend
t cannot stop to wash her own
nds, door knobs, faucets, should
protected by scraps Of news -
per which can be destroyed af- :.
: each using. &C
5. Protect eyes if caring for a W.
tent. Ordinary ten-cent glass ST.
will do. pc
I. Families can help doctors, ra
rises and attendants by having no
water ready for use. en-
;. When taking care of a pa n,
Mt, the attendant should try to ~
enough sleep and rest. Take -
nty of nourishing food. See gr'
bowels move well every day. tht
necessary, take a cathartic
'ry other night. Get out of
,rs every day.
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