. Nursing in abdominal surgery and diseases of women. hat he desiresdone to keep it free from obstruction. The nursemust make every effort to keep the patient quiet,clean, and dry. The hips and buttocks must bewashed frequently and oiled, to prevent irritationfrom the constant escape of urine through thewound. Any appearance of blood in the urine must be symptomsreported to the surgeon, also any disposition to reported,chilliness, profuse perspiration, tenderness aboutthe lower part of the abdomen, etc. Both these operations are done with the patientlying upon her back. The occurrence of absce
. Nursing in abdominal surgery and diseases of women. hat he desiresdone to keep it free from obstruction. The nursemust make every effort to keep the patient quiet,clean, and dry. The hips and buttocks must bewashed frequently and oiled, to prevent irritationfrom the constant escape of urine through thewound. Any appearance of blood in the urine must be symptomsreported to the surgeon, also any disposition to reported,chilliness, profuse perspiration, tenderness aboutthe lower part of the abdomen, etc. Both these operations are done with the patientlying upon her back. The occurrence of abscess of the pelvis, which °Peratio r for pelvic may point either externally or internally, sometimes a1?scess- Manage-ment ofaspirators. 254 DISEASES OF WOMEN. demands the use of an apparatus known as theaspirator, which draws off the contents of theabscess by suction. A vacuum is produced in thebottle, as shown in the cut, by exhausting the airby means of the barrel and piston syringe. Thereturn of air to the bottle being prevented by turn- Fig. Aspirator and Needles. ing the small button on the side next the syringeto close off communication there, and the valve onthe opposite side being opened by adjusting thebutton on the needle-side properly, a suction poweris set up which draws out the contents of theabscess. A very thorough cleansing of the appara-tus is necessary after such use. SPECIAL GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING. 255 The management of the case afterward will be After-care,directed by the surgeon and will depend on thelocation of the opening if one is made. If in thevagina, antiseptic douches will be required. If anexternal opening, a daily washing out of the abscesscavity and re-dressing of the wound may be nec-essary. Fig. 68.
Size: 1828px × 1367px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectabd, booksubjectwomen
