. The operating room, a primer for pupil nurses. quishes one bandage,she removes the wrapper and steeps a second, that timecorresponding to the length of time required by an ex-pert orthopedic surgeon to apply one. (4) When all are on, she should, with both hands,scoop up the sediment left after pouring off the bulk ofthe water and pass it to the surgeon or keep it soft andequally mixed while he makes with it an extra coat quitesmooth over all. (5) At times it is necessary to bolster the cast by firstapplying a plaster splint which is best made on the oper-ating-table. Therefore a space must b
. The operating room, a primer for pupil nurses. quishes one bandage,she removes the wrapper and steeps a second, that timecorresponding to the length of time required by an ex-pert orthopedic surgeon to apply one. (4) When all are on, she should, with both hands,scoop up the sediment left after pouring off the bulk ofthe water and pass it to the surgeon or keep it soft andequally mixed while he makes with it an extra coat quitesmooth over all. (5) At times it is necessary to bolster the cast by firstapplying a plaster splint which is best made on the oper-ating-table. Therefore a space must be cleared by flex-ing the patients other knee, or on the work-table used bythe nurse, a glass or rubber surface being measure is taken on the limb, then a wetted bandageis laid flatly on the table and folded on itself longitu-dinally. If this wTere a 5-inch bandage it would makefive thicknesses 1 yard long and 5 inches wide, whichwould probably be thick enough. These splints are al- PREPARATIONS BY NURSE IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 261.
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