Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . and. Keep yourleft hand in the same position during the bath andwash with the right hand. Do not keep the babyin the tub more than two or three minutes. Whenlifting it from the tub, hold it in the same manner aswhen putting it in. Have your lap protected with arubber apron, a small bath blanket, and a the baby on to this, roll the towel and blanketaround it, and rub over these to partially dry thebaby. Then with another warmed towel, finish thedrying, being careful not to expose the infant whiledoing so. After a child is two or three year
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . and. Keep yourleft hand in the same position during the bath andwash with the right hand. Do not keep the babyin the tub more than two or three minutes. Whenlifting it from the tub, hold it in the same manner aswhen putting it in. Have your lap protected with arubber apron, a small bath blanket, and a the baby on to this, roll the towel and blanketaround it, and rub over these to partially dry thebaby. Then with another warmed towel, finish thedrying, being careful not to expose the infant whiledoing so. After a child is two or three years old, it is well toconclude the bath by spraying him with water 700F., having the water in which he is standing about8o° F. The reason for this will be found on page 285. Cleansing Baths 197 Spray Baths.—In many hospitals, bath tubs forchildren have been abolished, as they are thought tobe a source of infection. Marble slabs sloping to asink have been substituted with sprays to convey thewater from the tank in which it is contained. The. Fig- 15 figure shows the arrangement used in the PresbyterianHospital in the city of New York. In consists ofan eight-gallon copper tank, which is connected withthe hot- and cold-water pipes. These terminatewithin the tank in four small points, those of the cold-water pipe pointing upward and those of the hot-water pipe, downward. This arrangement causes thecurrent of the two streams to go against their gravitytendency, and thus a thorough intermingling of thetwo streams is effected and the water in the tank 198 Practical Nursing made of uniform temperature throughout. Theflow of water into the tank is caused and discontinuedby turning the valves, which are on the pipes, a littleabove the sink. A water gauge on the side of thetank shows the depth of the water within the latter,and a thermometer projecting from the front showsits temperature. Method of Giving Bath.—Each morning, atbath-time, the tank is filled with water the requiredtemper
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