Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . if she is not sure, ask thedoctor, for the number must be recorded on thepatients chart, so that whoever removes them will besure that they are all taken out. If the patient is toremove them herself, she must be told the are removed by making traction on the stringswith which they are tied. Tampons are usually made of either absorbentcotton or lambs wool. They are made in a variety ofways. One method of making cotton tampons is asfollows: Cut a strip of absorbent cotton one inch thick,three inches wide, and six inches long; roll this str
Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses . if she is not sure, ask thedoctor, for the number must be recorded on thepatients chart, so that whoever removes them will besure that they are all taken out. If the patient is toremove them herself, she must be told the are removed by making traction on the stringswith which they are tied. Tampons are usually made of either absorbentcotton or lambs wool. They are made in a variety ofways. One method of making cotton tampons is asfollows: Cut a strip of absorbent cotton one inch thick,three inches wide, and six inches long; roll this strip, 456 Practical Nursing and tie it in the center with strong linen or silkthread; leave strings of the thread about six incheslong and form them into a loop by knotting their method is to cut a strip of cotton as forMethod I, but to place the string, which should beabout fourteen inches long, across one end, as shownin Fig. 33, leaving an equal length of string projectingfrom each side of the cotton roll; tie the two ends of. Tig- 33- Tampons the string together; this will bring the ends of the rolltogether also. The ends of the string are knotted asin Method I. A common method of making lambswool tampons is: Cut a strip of wool about ten incheslong and two inches wide; turn this around yourfingers; pass a piece of linen thread through the ringthus made and tie it; leave the strings about six incheslong and knot them together at their ends. They arealso made in the same way as the cotton tampons. Pessaries.—Pessaries are used to correct uterinedisplacements. They are made in a variety of shapes,usually of hard rubber. They cannot be boiled, for Preparation of Patients 457 heat softens the rubber, therefore, they are disinfectedbefore and after use by immersion in a disinfectantsolution—bichlorid 1:500 is frequently used—and,before being inserted, they are dipped in sterile water. Occasionally a nurse is told to remove a do so, wash and disinfect
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