Show U JOURSE IN HOME NURSING GIVEN the state board of health has sent out the following as Us 0 sua dugges tive outline tor for a course in home Li nursing 1 me lne nurse should adopt the tol to lowing precautions wash handt thoroughly after coming in contact with each patient or with bedclothes do not put hands in adouth or about ace face it Is lit also 1 safer eater in antiseptic solution ao 0 o dip hands made of dissolving two of nier mercury cury tablets in a quart of vater water of mercury Is id very poisonous and care should be taken to prevent swallowing same keep bowels open drink plenty of water and get proper air amount count of rest and sleep the sick room should be bc I 1 well ventilated day and night hut but patient should not be placed in a draft keep room quiet the patient should be kept in bed with sufficient covering to keep warm take pulse and temperature ani ang give food at regular intervale intervals and keep a record of these make a note pt qt all drugs given the record should also show the ibe ume time 0 of bowel bo wel and kidney movements and the th amount of sleep and nourishment the patient gets the pulse rate IB is 72 80 beats per minute for adults more rapid for children pulse can eau best be felt on front of arm just above the wrist on the thumb side the normal temperature is about degrees in taking the temperature place the thermometer under patients patten Vo tongue and have the lips closed be sure and shake the thermometer down before it Is used after use the thermometer should be soaked in the disinfectant solution and then washed in clean cold water never use bol hot water tor for this purpose in child ren take the temperature by ald placing clur thermometer well under the arm if it patient has temperature of los 1 6 degrees or more put ice tee cap to th hea bagi and rub back and limbs with cam chor or witch hazel keeping th patient unde cover flathe ha the face and hands in cold water if pat lent gets cold put hot water bottle or hot brick bric k of iron to feet en an limbs make patient drink plenty 0 water keep bowels open freela with salts oil or enemas after patient has perspired treely freely change clothing and bedclothes being careful not to 6 expose the patient or to allow him to become chilled keep patients teeth and mou mouth clean ae As long as a patient has fever give only liquid diet fruit juice meat juices broths and soups have patient spit in paper or old cloths which can be burned and bum burn these often keep patient in bed at least three full days after the fever bas become normal this in very important lm por tant 4 a an pneumonia and relapses most often occur to in patients who leave their beds too early g |