Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . a nursethan to have a room continually close. So many persons areaccustomed to breathing impure air that they do not think ita matter of any importance to try to avoid it. At least once a day, the patient should be thoroughlycovered up, head and all, and the windows opened wide for afew moments, unless the outside air is very cold. Care shouldbe taken not to remove the extra covers until the room hasbecome thoroughly warm again. By whatever means a room is heated, it should be kept atthe same temperature, usually sixty-five degr
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . a nursethan to have a room continually close. So many persons areaccustomed to breathing impure air that they do not think ita matter of any importance to try to avoid it. At least once a day, the patient should be thoroughlycovered up, head and all, and the windows opened wide for afew moments, unless the outside air is very cold. Care shouldbe taken not to remove the extra covers until the room hasbecome thoroughly warm again. By whatever means a room is heated, it should be kept atthe same temperature, usually sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit, LITTLE NURSES 201 both day and night. Special care should be taken to have thesick-room warm between one and six A. M., and an extrablanket should then be added, as the vital forces are at theirlowest between these hours. The sick-room should be kept scrupulously clean. Dustharbors disease and germs of every description and shouldnot be tolerated. But it is worse than useless to go aroundwith a feather duster or dry dust cloth, which simply dis-. € h< GKADTJATE NUESES Many Young Women Take a Course in a Hospital to Fit Them For Home Nursing lodges the dust and scatters it through the air to be breathedinto the patients lungs. The proper way is to take a dampcloth and wipe the dust off carefully. The floor may be wiped up in the same way if the carpethas been taken up. If not a damp cloth can be tied aroundthe broom and the floor swept with that. This will not sweepthe carpet thoroughly, of course, but it is better to leave thedust in the carpet than to raise a cloud of it in the air. 202 LITTLE NURSES In cases of bronchitis or pneumonia with coughing, it isbest not to dust or brush the floor at all, to avoid making thepatient cough. Keep medicine bottles out of sight of the patient and donot let dishes in which food has been served, empty glasses,spoons, etc., remain in the room. Keep the room always neat and tidy. Fresh flowers inthe room do not harm at al
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