A reference hand-book for nurses

by Amanda K. Beck

A REFERENCE HAND-BOOK
FOR NURSES

BY

AMANDA K. BECK, R. N.

Graduate of the Illinois Training School for Nurses

FOURTH EDITION, REVISED

PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON

W. B. SAUNDERS COMPANY
1919

Copyright, 1905, by W. B. Saunders and Company. Reprinted
August, 1905, July, 1906, June, 1907, and January, 1908.
Revised, reprinted, and recopyrighted August, 1908. Reprinted
March, 1909, February, 1910, July, 1910, March, 1911, February,
1912, and August, 1912. Revised, reprinted, and recopyrighted
February, 1913. Reprinted October, 1913, May, 1914, November,
1914, January, 1915, May, 1915, September, 1915, June, 1916,
January, 1917, July, 1917, November, 1917, April, 1918, and
August, 1918. Revised, reprinted, and recopyrighted March, 1919

Copyright, 1919, by W. B. Saunders Company

PRINTED IN AMERICA

PRESS OF
W. B. SAUNDERS COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

TO
ISABEL McISAAC

For many years Superintendent of the
Illinois Training School for Nurses, of Chicago

AND TO
IDORA C. ROSE

Formerly her Assistant and now her Successor

THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED