. The Canadian nurse . ping half an inch in diameter and ismounted on a steel base equipped withcasters. The dresses are placed on hang-ers and the rack is wheeled past eachcubicle so that each young lady may pickand choose to her hearts a choice has been made, thedresses she has selected are considered tobe her special property for the periodof her hospitalization. Patients occupy-ing isolation cubicles are of course notpermitted to handle the garments atall. The arrival of the rack each morn-ing, bearing its colourful load of dresses,adds a decorative note to the ward, andnever
. The Canadian nurse . ping half an inch in diameter and ismounted on a steel base equipped withcasters. The dresses are placed on hang-ers and the rack is wheeled past eachcubicle so that each young lady may pickand choose to her hearts a choice has been made, thedresses she has selected are considered tobe her special property for the periodof her hospitalization. Patients occupy-ing isolation cubicles are of course notpermitted to handle the garments atall. The arrival of the rack each morn-ing, bearing its colourful load of dresses,adds a decorative note to the ward, andnever fails to create a mild psychological effects on individualpatients are often beneficial. Louise, asix-year old French-Canadian child,had spent many weary months in bed,suffering from tuberculosis of the hip,complicated by discharging the sinuses showed signs of heal-ing, her general condition remained un-changed and although she had oftenwatched the dress-rack as it passed, she JANUARY, 1939. Which is the prettiest? never seemed interested. However,news of a visit from her mother arousedher enthusiasm, and she asked if shemight choose a dress, so the rack stoppedat her cubicle for the first time. Whenher mother arrived she found Louisesmiling happily, proudly wearing abright red dress. Her mothers visit andthe novelty of wearing a pretty dresscombined to start her on the road torecovery, and her improvement sincethen has been continuous. The rack was made by the engineer-ing staff of the Hospital. The materialscost $ and the labour cost is esti-mated at $ thus keeping the wholeexpense at less than twelve dollars. Forthe benefit of those who would like tohave a similar rack, its component partsare listed as follows: 14 feet J^ inch galvanized iron piping 27 28 THE CANADIAN NURSE Two ^-inch elbows Two J^-inch tees Two ^-inch floor flanges Two pr. ball-bearing casters Two ^-inch closed nipples Two sheets of iron plate 2>^ ins. x 14 ins. Alumi
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