Subsidiary Notes as to the Introduction of Female Nursing into Military Hospitals in Peace and WarNightingale, Florence
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Subsidiary Notes as to the Introduction of Female Nursing into Military Hospitals in Peace and War
Nightingale, Florence
Military hospitals -- Great Britain; Nurses -- Great Britain
IV. 1. Shall Roman Catholic Sisters be introduced? 9, 10
2. Or Anglican Sisters? 10
3. Power of Police in Civil Hospitals 11
″ ″ Military ″ 12–15
4. Pay and Rations of Nurses 15–20
On the whole it would seem best, where practicable,
to board the Nurses, not to “ration” them, nor
to let them “find themselves.” Community of
cooking implies economy of nourishment 17–20
5. Washing to be “put out” 20, 21
6. Cleaning their own Rooms 21–23
7. Nurses to keep keys of closet in Wards 23
8. Pay, dress, and duties of Matrons 24–28
More properly named Superintendents 27
Lady Volunteers had better begin by being Nurses,
not Superintendents _ex-officio_ 28
9. Sundry Regulations as to Nurses 29–31
10. Have the Patients’ Diets sent hot, and ready
divided, from kitchen 31
11. What Ward duties the Nurses should do themselves 31
And why 32, 33
Patients should not be made quasi Orderlies 34
Visitors in Military Hospitals 35
12. Regulation-Number of Orderlies--depends on the
size of wards whether sufficient 35–41
What is the regulation-attendance in Naval
Hospitals 37
What in Civil Hospitals 38
Comparative Cost of Nursing in larger and smaller
wards 39–41
13. Hospital floors 42–51
Sanitary necessities 42
Trial of Hospital floors, oiled and polished with
“_laque_” as in Berlin Hospitals, recommended on
sanitary grounds and for ease of cleaning 43–51
14. Ventilation of Wards 51–52
15. Special Wards, whether desirable or not 53–54
16. Opinion as to Superintendent-General paying
Nurses’ wages, and as to Governor’s jurisdiction
over Nurses 54–56
17. Wages and Pensions of Nurses 56–60
Three rules in raising Wages 56
Five general principles as to Wages and Pensions 58
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