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Identifier: nursinginabdomi00full (find matches)
Title: Nursing in abdominal surgery and diseases of women
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Fullerton, Anna M. (Anna Martha), 1853-1938
Subjects: Surgical nursing Abdomen Women
Publisher: Philaldelphia, P. Blakiston, son & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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wSims Speculum (Duck-bill). Methods ofcleaning. chemical substances ordinarily used in makinguterine applications. Bichloride of mercury will,however, corrode it, hence solutions of bichloridewill need to be avoided in using this, as othermetallic instruments. Nickel-plated instruments should not be rubbedtoo vigorously or too frequently with sand-soap,whiting, etc., as the nickel wears off. The boiling PREPARATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS. 209 or steaming of such instruments is the better wayof cleansing them after use. The dressing forceps and sounds are usually of Pressin& 01 J forceps. metal (steel, nickel-plated), although the flexiblesound may consist of rubber. Applicators, that is^splicasmall rods for the carrying of cotton charged withsome medicament to the neck or body of theuterus, may be of metal, rubber, or wood. A veryconvenient and inexpensive applicator for hospitaluse is the wooden splint, about six inches long, Fig. 57.
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Dressing Forceps. which represents one stage in the process of thepreparation of matches. These may be obtained inlarge quantities at match factories and kept with alittle cotton twisted on one end for use as desired. The instruments as required for use by the Preparation 1 of instru- examining physician should be taken from a warmments-carbolized solution in which they have previouslybeen placed; lubricated, if specula, with a little car-bolized cosmoline, in order that they may slip with-out resistance into the vagina, rectum or urethra,14 2IO DISEASES OF WOMEN. Assistanceduring ex-aminationandtreatment, and handed thus to the physician. After thespeculum has been placed the nurse will need tohand the dressing forceps, between the extremitiesof which a little dry absorbent cotton may be held.This will be needed to cleanse the passage of anydischarge which may obscure the view. Similar pieces of cotton should be kept in readi-ness by the nurse, being placed as small twists orballs in

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