First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . dle. Their size variesaccording to the use to which they are to be put. Thestring may be ordinary white wrapping twine, bobbintape, stout white linen thread or silk. Tampons shouldbe sterilized and stored in jars or cans ready for use. Tampons are used in making applications to thecervix or mouth of the uterus. They may also be used REVIEW QUESTIONS 265 as a support in cases of displacement. Usually a tamponis dipped into whatever medicament is to be applied,placed by means of a speculum and long dressing fo
First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . dle. Their size variesaccording to the use to which they are to be put. Thestring may be ordinary white wrapping twine, bobbintape, stout white linen thread or silk. Tampons shouldbe sterilized and stored in jars or cans ready for use. Tampons are used in making applications to thecervix or mouth of the uterus. They may also be used REVIEW QUESTIONS 265 as a support in cases of displacement. Usually a tamponis dipped into whatever medicament is to be applied,placed by means of a speculum and long dressing forceps,and a dry tampon packed in below it. Both tamponshave strings long enough to extend outside the vagina;these strings are for the purpose of easy removal. Atampon is removed upon an order from the doctor,usually after twenty-four hours, and a hot antisepticdouch given. Pessaries.—These are firm instruments used to sup-port the uterus. There are many different common ones are rings of hard rubber flattened andbent into a double curve; they are shaped according to. II o c (I Fig. 61.—Pessaries: a, Smith-Hodge; b, Gehrung; c, Menges bar; d, ring.—( Macfarlane.) the use to which they are to be put. They should not beboiled before using, as this causes them to lose should be well scrubbed with soap and water andsoaked for a time in 1-100 carbolic solution. REVIEW QUESTIONS Discuss the importance of gynecological the precautions necessary in handling cases of gonorrhealinfection. What facts assist us in avoiding danger from infection by thesecases? What is the chief danger in caring for them? Do gynecological patients make rapid recoveries, and why? Define salpingitis. Pyosalpinx. Hydrosalpinx. Ovaritis. Name the four kinds of uterine troubles. Define endometritis. Metritis. Name and describe three sorts of tumors. What is a fistula? Name two sorts of fistula. 266 FIRST YEAR NURSING Define salpingectomy; ovariotomy; oophorectomy; salpin
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