. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . Fig. 23.—Auscultating the chest, showing the arms fixed by the side.— {FromSanders Modern Methods in Nursing.) For the examination of a babys chest, the nurse mayhold the child as shown in Fig. 22 and Fig. v 23. Throat Examination.—There must be a strong lightavailable, a tongue depressor (a spoon handle may beused if nothing else is at hand), and a towel. If anapplication is to be made to the throat, a metal orwooden applicator (at least six inches long) will be 140 FIRST YEAR NURSING needed, some bits of
. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . Fig. 23.—Auscultating the chest, showing the arms fixed by the side.— {FromSanders Modern Methods in Nursing.) For the examination of a babys chest, the nurse mayhold the child as shown in Fig. 22 and Fig. v 23. Throat Examination.—There must be a strong lightavailable, a tongue depressor (a spoon handle may beused if nothing else is at hand), and a towel. If anapplication is to be made to the throat, a metal orwooden applicator (at least six inches long) will be 140 FIRST YEAR NURSING needed, some bits of clean absorbent cotton, and asmall basin for waste. (A metal tongue depressorshould be boiled after use.) If the doctor uses a headmirror, the light should be in front of him; if not, itshould be behind him. Abdominal Examination.—Have the patient lie fiatupon the back with the knees drawn up to relax the. Fig. 24.—Patient ready for examination of back of chest. abdominal muscles. See that he lies straight in the bed,not twisted. Be sure that the bladder has been recentlyemptied. Pull the gown up and fold it smoothly backat about the waist line. Turn all bedding except thesheet back nearly to the knees, and fold the sheet snuglyand smoothly across the pubes and groins. Throw atowel over the part exposed until the doctor is ready. Examination of Lower Limbs.—Fold bed covers upfrom bottom to about the middle of the thighs. Ifthe knees are to be bent, draw a fold of the sheet down EXAMINATIONS. WARD DRESSINGS 141 between the thighs. If the thigh is to be examined, laya towel up and down over the genitals. Cover the legwhich is not being examined. Pelvic Examinations.—A pelvic examination is atrying thing to most women, and the nurse can do muchto make it easier by her own attitude toward it. Berather matter-of-fact, explain that it is an everyday
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