First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . ft 7 — -*-J Fig. 11.—Combing hair. small rubber sheet or Kelly pad, place the basin on achair low enough so that the head will come a littledistance above it and proceed with the washing and rius-ing. Rinse thoroughly, or the hair will be sticky. Vermin in the Hair.—For vermin in the hair tinctureof quassia or tincture of larkspur should be appliedfreely, the head wrapped snugly in a towel and left forseveral hours or over night. These remedies do notinjure the hair and need not be washed out. To remove ROUT
First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . ft 7 — -*-J Fig. 11.—Combing hair. small rubber sheet or Kelly pad, place the basin on achair low enough so that the head will come a littledistance above it and proceed with the washing and rius-ing. Rinse thoroughly, or the hair will be sticky. Vermin in the Hair.—For vermin in the hair tinctureof quassia or tincture of larkspur should be appliedfreely, the head wrapped snugly in a towel and left forseveral hours or over night. These remedies do notinjure the hair and need not be washed out. To remove ROUTINE WORK 85 the nits, apply vinegar to loosen them from the hairand give a good shampoo. Care of the Mouth.—The proper care of the mouthcontributes as much as any one thing to the patientscomfort. It is, more than anything else, the mark of agood nurse. An unclean mouth may be the direct cause. Fig. 12.—Washing the hair of a woman patient in bed.—(From SandersModern Methods in Xursiny.) of disordered digestion; it may produce an infection ofthe ear through the Eustachian tube; or the mouth lym-phatics may absorb infection which is carried to thewhole system. If the patient is not too ill to use a tooth-brush, hecan clean his teeth better than you can do it for bed patient who is able to turn and who has a reason- 86 FIRST YEAR NURSING able degree of strength may, with the assistance of anurse, turn to the left side and, using a small kidney-shaped basin, do very well a1 brushing and patients need to be reminded of this part of theirtoilet, and not a few get their first lesson in month-cleanliness in the hospital. If a patient has no tooth-brush, the family should be instructed to bring onepromptly or the hospital should provide it. Twice aday is not too often for a patient to brush his teeth anduse a mouth-wash. One who is too ill or too weak must have
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