A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . nfant, but it must never be coldenough to cause shivering or blueness of the extremities, andmust invariably be gauged by the thermometer and not guessedat by the nurse. In a general way the following table, given byRotch, will meet the requirements of most infants, but the effecton the child must be watched carefully and the temperatureraised if necessary. TEMPERATURE OF THE BATH FOR DIFFERENT AGES. Age. Temperature. At birth 98° F. During first three or four weeks 950 F. One to six months 93° F. From six to twelve months 900 F.
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . nfant, but it must never be coldenough to cause shivering or blueness of the extremities, andmust invariably be gauged by the thermometer and not guessedat by the nurse. In a general way the following table, given byRotch, will meet the requirements of most infants, but the effecton the child must be watched carefully and the temperatureraised if necessary. TEMPERATURE OF THE BATH FOR DIFFERENT AGES. Age. Temperature. At birth 98° F. During first three or four weeks 950 F. One to six months 93° F. From six to twelve months 900 F. Twelve to twenty-four months 86° F. Then gradually reduce in summer to 8o° F. In third or fourth year, if possible, reduce to 75° F. The child is laid on its back on the nurses lap, which is pro-tected with a rubber apron covered with a soft bath towel orwoollen blanket, and undressed with the exception of its diaperand binder. The body is covered with folds of the bath towelon which the infant is lying, and the eyes and mouth are gently THE NURSERY. 277. 278 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS. bathed with the boric acid solution and small pieces of gauze orold soft linen. The babys head and face are now washed gentlyand quickly with a soft cloth and soap and dried rapidly with asoft towel, care being taken that no soapy water gets in theeyes. As soon as this is done the head is protected from coldwith a dry towel, and the binder and diaper are removed. Thetwo; paper bags, pinned together (Fig. 142), are on the floor bythe nurses side, and into one is thrown the diaper and otherarticles destined for the laundry, while the other receives thesquare of gauze from the centre of the diaper, of which morewill be said later, the wipes used for the eyes and mouth, thecord dressing if it is removed, any pledgets of cotton that mayhave been used, and all other articles that are to be burned. Atthe end of the bath the bags are separated, folded up, and onesent to the laundry while the o
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