. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . Fig. 27.—Dorsal recumbent posture.—(Ashton.) 144 FIRST YEAR NURSING be asked to hold it, she should be sure that she keepsit at the exact angle that the doctor had it; tipping thepoint back or forth, up or down, makes considerabledifference. Vaginal examinations may be made with the patientstanding, her right foot placed on the round of a chairor on a low stool. If she is dressed, the outside skirtshould be removed; if she is a bed patient, see that shehas her slippers, fasten a sheet about her waist so th

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. First-year nursing : a text-book for pupils during their first year of hospital work . Fig. 27.—Dorsal recumbent posture.—(Ashton.) 144 FIRST YEAR NURSING be asked to hold it, she should be sure that she keepsit at the exact angle that the doctor had it; tipping thepoint back or forth, up or down, makes considerabledifference. Vaginal examinations may be made with the patientstanding, her right foot placed on the round of a chairor on a low stool. If she is dressed, the outside skirtshould be removed; if she is a bed patient, see that shehas her slippers, fasten a sheet about her waist so thatthere will be an opening at the Fig. 28.—Sims posture, anterior view.—{Penrose.)

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