Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . e Bath.—Remove thetop covers, except the sheet, pass the rubbers, etc.,under the patient, place a towel over her under thesheet. This will do instead of a loin binder, exceptfor a male patient. Place the hot-water bottle at herfeet, and as it cannot be covered, it must not be reallyhot; put the ice-cap or cold compresses on her either side the bed, tie one end of a piece of finerope to a bar at the head of the bed and the other endto the foot of the bed. The ends at the foot shouldbe tied nearer to each other than those at the top ofthe bed.
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . e Bath.—Remove thetop covers, except the sheet, pass the rubbers, etc.,under the patient, place a towel over her under thesheet. This will do instead of a loin binder, exceptfor a male patient. Place the hot-water bottle at herfeet, and as it cannot be covered, it must not be reallyhot; put the ice-cap or cold compresses on her either side the bed, tie one end of a piece of finerope to a bar at the head of the bed and the other endto the foot of the bed. The ends at the foot shouldbe tied nearer to each other than those at the top ofthe bed. Put the side edges of the rubber over therope as in Fig. 19. If the rubber is narrow, it will benecessary to secure it to the rope with clothespins or20 306 Practical Nursing to sew a few pieces of tape to its edge and to tie theseto the rope. At the foot of the bed, bunch the rubberup somewhat, so that the water will not run out tooquickly; pass the free end of the rubber between thebars1 of the bed and gather it into a pail—it should. Fig. iq. Spray Bath extend into this about four inches; if it is too long, itwill be in the way; if too short, it may be pulled the rubber is not long enough, use two rubbers,slipping the second one about four inches under the 1 If, as is often the case in hospitals, the bars at the foot of thebed are too low to raise the rubber sufficiently, two narrow stiffsplints with a hole in their upper end can be tied securely to thelow bars and the rope passed through the holes and tied, or,instead of using rope, rolled blankets or pillows can be placedalong the sides of the bed under the rubber. Baths for Therapeutic Purposes 307 other at the foot of the bed. Place a rubber under thepail on the floor; raise the head of the bed on shockblocks; arrange the stand and pail of water in possible, have an assistant remove the upper sheetand give friction over the patients body while youstart siphonage. If you cannot get help, do thisyou
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