The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-16
COPYRIGHT. 1898.
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and unusual as to afford and in
Structivc study. Our text asserts
that Il patient should be an in
tcrcSting study o an alert nurse.
The nurse who failed to find y
interesting would be phegmatic,
indeed.
Personal Description: y is Il
tall. spare. blond man of the san
guinc type which always looks as
! if it had Just scrubbed its face
neck and ears with brush and
grcn soap, and rmSed with ice
/ water. His eyebrows are AFRO
giant; his nose is one Of the loft
kind which seem especially de
signed for Snortmg. His eyes,
which are very blue. habituallY
wear what can only be described
as "be-damned-to-you" EXPIRES
sion.
! Manifestation of Symptoms: \
is obviously a man who is acCuS-
toned to having his own way. An
( illustration Of this observation
! follows:
Since our text inStructS us that
charts and reports bearing upon
the patients condition should be
kept from his eyes. the nurse
! observed the usual procedure
when X'S temperature was taken
of retiring To distant light 10
| ....,I A., Recommendation Each ti,,a
, this happened. however, the pa
ticnt fell into so dangerously eX-
cited Il state because he was not
permitted to read the thcrmomc-
/ ter himself that eventually it
seemed wiSeSt TO allow him to do
/ so. One must never unduly alarm
patient by seeming to hide the
truth from him. (N.T., p. 1870.
When X discovered that the
| thermometer read at exactly nor
NAL. he cSemed violently chagrn-
ned. and insisted that it must
have been tempered with-that
! in his condition it should read at
least four degrees higher.
! Another Of his cccentriciteS is
that, in spite Of tactful efforts to
dissuadr Vim. he persists in TAX
ing his own pulse at frequent in
tcrvalS.
On one occasion he even de-
mandcd a Sphygmomanomctcr for
nc purpose of taking his own
blood pressure: but that time. his
attention was successfully dis
tracted by the appearance of his
lunch tray. to which he at once
gave his undivided attention. fall
ing asleep immediately thereafter
Contents of tray: Thick
soup. large steak, mushrooms,
mashed potatoes. peas, tomato
salad. mince pie. cheese, and pot
of coffec.)
Unfortunately the meal must
have failed properly to digest, for
very soon the patient was in the Fl,
throcS of what appeared to be a .
bad dream. He seemed to fancy
himself to be in the operating |
room. for he cried out angriIy.
Don't you know, YOU (eXpeletivr .
dclctcd) that dropping an instvu-
mcnt might be equivalent 10 muir
der? It's fcather-brains like you
dancing all night and then COM
ing into the operating room with
the jitterS--that make surgeons
, wish they were taxi drivers"
Treatment: The nurse owes
the patient not only professional
skill. but all the personal qualities
that go with gracious womamhOod.
(N.T., p. 1886. Think of the pat
lent as of your brother. OF anyone
dear to you and suffering. Up.
2OO).
With the above dicta i'm mind.
| | have repeatedly tried to Soothe
the patient with little thoughtful
atenionS-Such as reading aloud
him Il beautiful and uplifting
romance from the latest Ladies'
Home Review" His reaction was
disappointing, not to say alarm
ing. After the first few sentences
Y struggled to an upright posi-
ton, his face livid and longest
ed. and cried out i'll Strangled
voice. IF you must read that Slop
for Gods sake (Rcfer to remarks
about religion) go and do it
where | can't hear you"
There was Il good deal more.
When it was finished, Tran tuck
ed it under her arm with the
class report. intenting to read it
to Beula Tagg that night. Beula,
however, was sleeping and indiS-
posed to listen. Tran dropped it
upon her desk. and for the time
completely forgot about it.
Top Sarge entered the class
room on the appointed day with
the CLINT Of battle in his blue