A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . zed bythe application of the fresh alcohol. A soft diaper may now be put on, and if the infants feetare cold little knitted socks or bootees should be used. The baby may now be wrapped carefully in a clean, warmblanket and laid in a warm place, with its head covered and itseyes protected from the light, where it will usually grunt con-tentedly or go to sleep until the nurse has finished her otherduties and made her preparations for its bath. The bath need not be given for several hours, or until every- 274 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF OBS
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . zed bythe application of the fresh alcohol. A soft diaper may now be put on, and if the infants feetare cold little knitted socks or bootees should be used. The baby may now be wrapped carefully in a clean, warmblanket and laid in a warm place, with its head covered and itseyes protected from the light, where it will usually grunt con-tentedly or go to sleep until the nurse has finished her otherduties and made her preparations for its bath. The bath need not be given for several hours, or until every- 274 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS. thing has been put to rights, the placenta destroyed, the soiledlinen removed to the laundry, and the entire household restoredto a state of equanimity. The preparations for the infants bath are important, andmust be made with care. The articles needed are: an infantsbath-tub, which may be a small foot-tub resting on a chair orlow table, or, preferably, a rubber tub supported on a woodenframe of sufficient height to prevent unnecessary stooping ( Fig. 140.—Folding rubber bath-tub. (Davis.) 140); a double wash-basin (Fig. 141), with one compartmentfor the face sponge and water and the other for the body spongeand water; white castile soap of good quality; two sponges ofdifferent sizes, the larger for the body and the smaller for theneck and ears; a soft wash-cloth for the face and head; babypowder of good quality in two boxes with puffs, one for thebuttocks and groin and the other for the neck and armpits; twopitchers of water, one hot and one cold; a table with baby basket PREPARATIONS FOR THE BATH. 275 and scales; a rack for the infants clothing placed near thesource of heat to warm the garments; a cup of warm boric acid
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