Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . , and then do likewise with the (10) Carry the foot tub and its contents to thebedside. 1 One of these should be narrow, only about the width of thepatients shoulders. 2 In some hospitals, wringers made of heavy crash or ticking,with a wide hem at either end through which sticks can be passed,are provided. But many superintendents of nurses object tothese because they think it is safer to have the blankets wrung asdescribed above, and another objection is that wringers cannotbe had in home nursing. 322 Practical Nursing (n) Pass the sma
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . , and then do likewise with the (10) Carry the foot tub and its contents to thebedside. 1 One of these should be narrow, only about the width of thepatients shoulders. 2 In some hospitals, wringers made of heavy crash or ticking,with a wide hem at either end through which sticks can be passed,are provided. But many superintendents of nurses object tothese because they think it is safer to have the blankets wrung asdescribed above, and another objection is that wringers cannotbe had in home nursing. 322 Practical Nursing (n) Pass the small blanket under the patient. (12) Place the other one over her—under the dry-blanket covering her—arrange the wet blanket inthe same way as the sheet in the wet pack—page 311. (13) Fold up the sides of the dry blanket coveringthe patient, leaving it just wide enough to tuck underher; tuck it under her shoulders, feet, and side s. (14) Draw up the farther edge of the blanket, onwhich the patient is lying, across her, tuck it under her. Fig. 22. Manner of folding blanket over shoulders in hot pack. shoulder and side, making a fold over the farthershoulder so that the blanket will fit snugly around theneck. Do likewise with the other side of the must be long enough to tuck in well; turn theblanket under the feet; put the hot-water bags in theircovers and place one at the feet and the others along Baths for Therapeutic Purposes 323 the sides; fold the rubber over the patient and draw-up and arrange the lower blanket in the same manneras the other one; pull up the bedclothes. While the patient is in the pack, feel her pulsefrequently at the temporal artery and, unless thereare orders to the contrary, encourage her to drink asmuch as possible—either water, vichy, or hot drinks,as hot broth or, if it is allowed, lemonade. The usualduration of the bath, if it has no outward effects, istwenty minutes. At the end of this time, fold downthe bedclothes to the foot of
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