Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . is one which is stood up at the head of the bed,to prevent the patient knocking her head against thebars, and which is kept in place by pinning thepillow-case over the bar. Place one hot-water canin the center of the bed and another near the a clean nightgown over the cans and cover themand the bed with two folded blankets, one placed on 1 Arranging the blankets in this way makes a sharp edgearound the bed and helps to give it a neat, finished appearance. 2 The head of the patient is kept low to reduce the work of theheart, and, by facilita
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . is one which is stood up at the head of the bed,to prevent the patient knocking her head against thebars, and which is kept in place by pinning thepillow-case over the bar. Place one hot-water canin the center of the bed and another near the a clean nightgown over the cans and cover themand the bed with two folded blankets, one placed on 1 Arranging the blankets in this way makes a sharp edgearound the bed and helps to give it a neat, finished appearance. 2 The head of the patient is kept low to reduce the work of theheart, and, by facilitating the flow of blood to the head, todiminish nausea, which anemia of the brain is likely to increase. Bed-Making and Moving Patients 137 top of the other. Move the table and the chair,which usually stand beside the bed, to the back ofthe latter, to be out of the way of the stretcher, uponwhich the patient is brought to the bed. On the table,place a towel, two kidney basins, several small piecesof gauze for mouth-wipes, and a mouth gag, or. Fig. 5. Ether Bed tongue depressor1; the gag or depressor may beneeded to put between the patients teeth should theybecome clenched. As soon as the stretcher bearingthe patient enters the ward, remove the blankets,folding them hot side inward, and remove the hot-water bottles. When the patient is laid on the bed2replace the blankets, covering her with the hot 1 Gardeners wooden labels make excellent depressors. Theyare not so liable to break the teeth as metal tongue depressors;and mouth gags, and they can be thrown away after use. 3 For manner of lifting the patient from the stretcher to thebed see page 510. Practical Nursing blankets, placing them hot side downward. To dothis without exposing the patient, place one of theheated blankets, doubled as it was when on the bed,over the upper part of her body and the other overher legs, and, from the side, draw the blanket that isto be removed from under these. Put on the hotnightgown if the one
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