A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers . a pad of oakum is enclosed. The napkin istightly fastened to the abdominal bandage, bothanteriorly and posteriorly, by means of safety-pins,and the access of air to the vagina is thus pre-vented. These dressings are changed at least oncein three hours, the dressing removed being at onceburned. It is seldom necessary to continue thedressings longer than two weeks. They should bekept up, however, so long as the discharge persists. Quantity After the above statement, it will be seen that needed. a nurse should have the patient
A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers . a pad of oakum is enclosed. The napkin istightly fastened to the abdominal bandage, bothanteriorly and posteriorly, by means of safety-pins,and the access of air to the vagina is thus pre-vented. These dressings are changed at least oncein three hours, the dressing removed being at onceburned. It is seldom necessary to continue thedressings longer than two weeks. They should bekept up, however, so long as the discharge persists. Quantity After the above statement, it will be seen that needed. a nurse should have the patient obtain of each ofthe articles comprising the dressing the followingquantity: Cheese cloth, 12 yards; gutta-perchatissue, 1 yard; patent lint, 2 yards ; oakum, ]/2 to1 pound. PREPARATIONS FOR THE LABOR. 8l The cheese cloth may be obtained at any dry- ^^eedgoods store, and prepared by first thoroughlywashing with soft-soap and boiling, and thenwringing it out in a solution of bichloride ofofrXese°nmercury i-iooo. The patent lint should be ren-1ci1n° Fig.
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