Obstetrics for NursesReed, Charles B. (Charles Bert)
Science
Obstetrics for Nurses
Reed, Charles B. (Charles Bert)
Maternity nursing
12. Dress cord with alcohol 95 per cent, dry and apply bismuth
subnitrate and boric acid powder (equal parts) into crevices
beneath clamp or tape and under edges of the crust. Change
dressing daily. Cord should fall off fifth day. Report failure to
do so.
13. Clamp may be removed on second day.
_Routine for the Child._—
1. Temperature.
2. Undress.
3. Weight.
4. Shower bath.
5. Dress cord—record condition.
6. Binder daily until discharged.
7. Diaper and dress.
8. Sponge eyes with boric solution.
9. Cleanse nostrils with albolene.
10. Brush hair.
11. Drink of warm water.
12. Observe case number daily.
=Clothing.=—(See Infant’s Outfit, p. 101.) The clothing must be light,
loose, warm, and not irritating to the skin. The outside garment should
have wing sleeves which permit free motion of the hands, but do not
permit them to reach the eyes.
The band of plain outing flannel should always be worn for the first few
weeks.
Birds-eye linen makes the best diapers on account of its superior
absorbent qualities.
The feet must be kept warm by stockings, and artificial heat, if
necessary. On hot days much of the clothing may be removed and the
shirt, band and diaper may be all that are needed.
The care of the shirts and bands is part of the daily duty of the nurse.
They must be washed daily, either by the nurse herself or under her
supervision, as they are easily injured. After washing, in soft water,
if possible, and with wool soap, they must be dried on a stretcher.
Diapers must be put directly into cold water. Fæces may be brushed off
with a whisk broom, and the napkin rinsed, boiled and again rinsed. No
diaper should be used a second time until this has been done. No bluing
may be used on the diapers and the soap must be mild, otherwise chafing
and intertrigo will follow.
The infant’s toilet basket must contain:
4 soft bath towels.
1 pound of absorbent cotton.
1 dozen wash cloths of soft material.
1 small hair brush.
1 pair nail scissors.
Talcum powder.
Bath thermometer.
Hot water bottle.
Albolene.
Castile soap.
8 oz. boric acid solution.
8 oz. benzoated lard.
Paper bags for waste.
Pitchers and basins.
[Illustration: Fig. 114.—_A_, standard breast pump; _B_, standard
nursing bottle; _C_, the breast tray; _D_, the Wansbrough lead nipple
shield; _E_, the Brophy nipple for harelip and cleft palate.]
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