Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses / by Anna Caroline Maxwell and Amy Elizabeth Pope.

  • Maxwell, Anna Caroline, 1851-1929
Date:
1914
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Credit: Practical nursing : a text-book for nurses / by Anna Caroline Maxwell and Amy Elizabeth Pope. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    under the bedclothes. Before putting on a stocking, turn the part of the stocking foot below the heel into the leg of the stocking. Slip the stocking foot over the patient's foot and then draw on the leg. To lift the patient, fold the bedclothes down to the foot of the bed, draw the patient to the side of the bed, flex her knees, put one of your arms diagonally across her back so that your hand is in the axilla, pass your other arm under her thighs just above the knees, and have her clasp her hands upon your far shoulder, her arm coming across your back, as described on page 151. When she is in the chair, wrap the blanket around her in such a manner that it will remain in place, but not restrict her movements. If the chair has not a foot-rest, something that will act as such should be provided. Count the pulse as soon as the patient is up and again shortly afterward. After an illness of any severity, a patient is seldom permitted to sit up longer than one hour, and a shorter time if she feels tired or her pulse becomes weak. To Lift a Patient Back to Bed Method I. Lift the patient as when taking her from the bed, but, as this will be much more difficult on account of the lowness of the chair, be careful to grasp her very securely and tell her to hold herself as stiff as possible before you lift her. If she is strong enough to place her feet upon the floor and give a slight upward movement as you lift her, it will be a great help. Method II. If the patient is very heavy, it may require two to lift her. In this case, stand one on