A reference hand-book for nurses - Amanda K. Beck

Ascending spica of shoulder.

Figure-of-eight bandage of forearm.

Spica bandage of thumb.

Spica bandage of ankle.

INDEX.

A 1 : 500 solution, [21]
Abbreviations, [9]
Abdomen, changes in, in pregnancy, [176]
Abdominal organs, view of, [207], [208]
regions, [206]
Accessories, surgical, [106]
Acetanilid, action, uses, and dose of, [23]
poisoning, [45]
Acid, carbolic, poisoning by, [45]
hydrocyanic, poisoning by, [45]
oxalic, poisoning by, [45]
tannic, action, uses, and dose of, [40]
as antidote, [48]
Acids, fruit and vegetable, value of, [145]
mineral, diluted, as antidotes, [48]
time to take, [43]
Aconite, action, uses, and dose of, [23]
poisoning, [45]
Action, uses, and doses of important drugs, [23]
Acute fevers, nursing in, [79]
After-birth, [174]
Albumin as antidote, [48]
in urine, test for, [63]
water, how to make, [71], [150]
Alcohol, action, uses, and dose of, [23]
sweat, [130]
Alkalies, time to take, [43]
Alkaline solution of cyanid of mercury, [50]
urine, [62]
Aloes, action, uses, and dose of, [24]
Ammonia, action, uses, and dose of, [24]
poisoning by, [45]
Amputation, instruments for, [111]
Analysis of urine, [62]
Anatomy, a bit of, [203]
Anilin dyes, poisoning by, [45]
Antidotes, [48]
Antimony poisoning, antidotes in, [46]
Antipyrin, action, uses, and dose of, [25]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Antitoxin of diphtheria, [25]
Aphthæ, nursing in, [194]
Apical pericementitis, [75]
Apomorphin, [36], [37]
Apothecaries’ measure, table of percentage solutions in, [20]
weight, table of, [17]
Argyrol, [39]
Aristol ointment, [52]
Arm, fracture of, [123]
hemorrhage from, [121]
Arrowroot water, how to make, [149]
Arsenic, action, uses, and dose of, [23]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Arsenous acid, [23]
Arteries of body, illustration of, [205]
Artificial feeding of infants, formulæ for, [65]
respiration, [126]
Asphyxia from ether, [30]
Aspirin, action, uses, and dose of, [25], [38]
Atropin, action, uses, and dose of, [25]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Avoirdupois weight, table of, [17]
Axilla, sweating of, formula for, [54]
Baby, care of, [186]
feeding, artificial, [65]
nursing, [186]
sleep, [188]
Baby basket, supplies for, [186]
Baked custard, how to make, [156]
Baked-flour porridge, how to make, [159]
Ballottement, [177]
Bandages, [209], [210]
Barley and corn muffins, [163]
gruel, [69]
jelly, [72]
soup, [162]
water, [150]
Bathing the baby, [186]
Baths, [128]
in pregnancy, [182]
Bed-sores, treatment of, [94]
Beef extract, how to make, [153]
juice, how to make, [153]
peptonized, [148]
Beef-tea, how to make, [153]
Belladonna, action and uses of, [26]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Bichlorid of mercury, [34]
1 : 1000 solution of, [50]
Bird, how to bone, [157]
Bismuth, action and uses of, [26]
Bleeding from gums, treatment of, [96]
Blister, cantharides, [57]
Blood-corpuscles, [203]
Blue mass, [34]
ointment, [35]
Boils, treatment of, [202]
Bones of body, classification of, [203], [204]
Boning a bird, [157]
Bonnyclabber, [152]
Borated glycerin, formula for, [53]
vaselin, formula for, [53]
Boric acid solution, [50]
Bottles, sterilizing, [67]
Bowels after labor, [184]
care of, in pregnancy, [181]
Bran biscuit, recipe for, [162]
bread, recipe for, [162]
Brandy, action and uses of, [24]
Bread, nut, [164]
Breasts, care of, after labor, [185]
in pregnancy, [182]
enlargement of, [176]
Bright’s disease, [198]
Bromids, action and uses of, [26]
Broth, clam, how to make, [155]
oyster, how to make, [154]
Buckwheat gems, [164]
Burns, carron oil for, [53]
of the eye, [124]
picric acid solution for, [51]
salol vaselin for, [54]
treatment of, [124]
Buttermilk, [71]
from lactone tablets, [72]
Caffein, action and uses of, [27]
Calf’s brains, fried, [158]
Calomel, action and uses of, [27], [33]
Camphor, poisoning by, [46]
Cantharides blister, how to prepare, [57]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Carbohydrate formulæ for infant feeding, [69]
Carbohydrates, [142]
overuse of, [143]
Carbolated vaselin, [53]
Carbolic acid, action and uses of, [27]
poisoning by, [45]
solution, [49]
Carron oil for burns, [53]
Castile soap as an antidote, [48]
Castor oil, action and uses of, [27]
Catgut, chromic, [101]
sterilization of, [101]
Cellulose, value of, [145]
Champagne, use of, [24]
Cheek, hemorrhage from, [121]
Chicken and veal extract, [153]
Chicken-pox, how to distinguish, from small-pox, [201]
Children, diseases of, nursing in, [192]
dosage for, [42]
Chloral, action and uses of, [27]
Chloralamid, action and uses of, [27]
Chlorid of lime solution, [51]
Chloroform, action and uses of, [28]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Chocolate, how to make, [155]
soufflé, how to make, [156]
Cholera infantum, nursing in, [194]
Chromic catgut, [101]
Chymogen, use of, [71]
Cinchona, action and uses of, [28]
Circulation, fetal, [189]
Clam broth, how to make, [155]
Clams, how to boil, [155]
Clavicle, fracture of, [123]
Clothes, soiled, washing fluid for, [91]
Cocain, action and uses of, [28]
poisoning by, [46]
Cocoa, how to make, [155]
cream, frozen, recipe for, [163]
Codein, [36]
Cod-liver oil, action and uses of, [29]
Coffee as antidote, [48]
how to make, [150]
Colchicum poisoning, [46]
Cold pack, [128]
Colds, treatment of, [200]
Colic, nursing in, [193]
Collar-bone, fracture of, [123]
Colostrum, [185]
Combination enema, [55]
Comminuted fracture, [122]
Compound fracture, [122]
Conception, [172]
Confinement room, care of, [182]
table for calculating date of, [178]
Convulsions, nursing in, [195]
Cooking smells, how to prevent, [165]
Copper sulphate, poisoning by, [46]
Cord, umbilical, [174]
Corn and barley muffins, [163]
griddle cakes, [163]
Cornmeal gingerbread, [165]
gruel, how to make, [154]
Corrosive sublimate, 1 : 1000 solution of, [50]
action and uses of, [34]
poisoning by, [46]
Cracked nipples, aristol ointment for, [52]
Cream, egg, [160]
ice, how to make, [161]
lemonade, how to make, [151]
rice, [159]
toast, how to make, [159]
Creasote, action and uses of, [29]
poisoning by, [46]
Credé’s ointment, [39]
Croton oil, action and uses of, [29]
poisoning, treatment of, [46]
Croup, spasmodic, nursing in, [192]
Curetment, instruments for, [111]
Custard, baked, how to make, [156]
frozen, how to make, [161]
Cyanid of mercury, alkaline solution, [50]
of potassium poisoning, antidotes, for [46]
Decidua vera, [172]
Dental treatment, [74]
Diabetes mellitus, [198]
Diabetic porridge, [170]
Diarrhea, nursing in, [193]
Diet after labor, [184]
for obstetric patient, [181]
in disease, [168]
typhoid, [170]
Digestibility of eggs, [145]
Digestive tract, scheme of, [206]
Digitalin, [30]
Digitalis, action and uses of, [29]
poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Diphtheria antitoxin, [25]
nursing in, [85]
Disinfection in private nursing, [97]
of feces, [82], [90]
of rooms, [97]
of urine, [82], [90]
Dislocations, [123]
Dobell’s solution, [95]
Dosage for children, rule for ascertaining, [42]
general rules for, [41]
hypodermic, [43]
rectal, [43]
Dosage, subcutaneous [43]
Doses, action, and uses of
most important drugs, [23]
Drowning, treatment in, [125]
Drugs, action, uses, and doses of, [23]
Dry measure, table of, [17]
Dysentery, nursing in, [193]
Ear, insect in, removal of, [202]
Earache, relief of, [202]
Eczematous sores, Lassar’s paste for, [53]
Edebohls’ posture, [116]
Egg cream, [160]
toast, how to make, [160]
Eggs, digestibility of, [145]
poached, [158]
preservation of, [146]
soft-boiled, [158]
uses of, [145]
Egg-white as antidote, [48]
Elaterium poisoning, antidotes for, [46]
Electricity, [137]
Emergencies, [121]
burns, [124]
dislocations, [123]
drowning, [125]
epilepsy, [125]
eye-injuries, [124], [125]
fainting, [125]
fractures, [122]
hemorrhages, [121]
hysteria, [125]
scalds, [124]
sprains, [124]
sunstroke, [126]
Emergencies, suspended animation from noxious gases, [126]
Emetics as antidotes, [48]
Emulsion, iodoform, [102]
Enema, 1, 2, 3, formula for, [55]
combination, [55]
for flatulence, [54]
glycerin, formula for, [54]
nourishing, formula for, [55]
ox-gall, formula for, [54]
saline, formula for, [55]
starch-water, [55]
stimulating, method of administering, [55]
turpentine, formula for, [54]
Enteric fever, nursing in, [79]
Epilepsy, treatment of, [125]
Epistaxis, [122]
Epsom salt, action and uses of, [33]
Ergot, action and uses of, [30]
poisoning by, [46]
Ergotin, [30]
Eruption of teeth, [77]
Erysipelas, treatment of, [201]
Eserin, [37], [38]
Ether, action and uses of, [30]
Ewald’s test-breakfast, [170]
Exercise in pregnancy, [182]
Extract, beef, how to make, [153]
Eye, burns of, [124]
injuries of, [125]
Fainting, treatment of, [125]
False pains, [177]
Faradization, [140]
Fats, [142]
Fatty oils as antidote, [48]
Feces, disinfection of, [82], [90]
Feeding, infant, [64], [68]
of infants, amount of, [66]
artificial, formulæ for, [65]
Feet, sweating, formula for, [54]
Felon, treatment of, [202]
Fetal circulation, [189]
heart-beat, [176]
membranes, [173]
Fever, scarlet, nursing in, [83]
typhoid, nursing in, [79]
Fevers, care of skin and mouth in, [93]
incubation period, [91]
nursing in, [79]
reduction of, by cold pack, [128]
by sponging, [129]
Finger-nails, care of, in handling infectious material, [91]
Flatulence, enema for, [54]
Flaxseed poultice, formula for, [57]
Flies, relief from, [202]
Flour ball, formula for, [69]
Food and nutrition in disease, [168]
constituents, source and use of, [142]
in disease, [168]
wise combinations of, [142]
Foods for sick, preparation of, [147]
Foods, proprietary, for infant feeding, [68]
Formaldehyde, action and uses of, [31]
disinfection by, [97]
glycerin, [49]
solutions of, [51]
Formalin, [31]
Formulæ, miscellaneous, [49]
Fortified oil, [53]
Fowler’s solution, [23]
Fractures, [122]
French toast, how to make, [160]
Friction in massage, [133]
Frozen cocoa cream, [163]
custard, how to make, [161]
Fruit, value of, [145]
Gall-stone operation, instruments for, [112]
Galvanization, [139]
Gas, illuminating, poisoning by, [47]
Gases, noxious, suspended animation from, [126]
Gauze, iodoform, preparation of, [102]
Genupectoral posture, [115]
Gin, [24]
Gingerbread, cornmeal, [165]
Ginger-snaps, recipe for, [163]
Glossary of materia medica, [13]
Gloves, cleaning of, [100]
sterile, drying of, [100]
sterilization of, [100]
Glycerin, borated, formula for, [53]
Glycerin enema, formula for, [54]
formaldehyde, 1 : 20 solution, [49]
sterilization of, [102]
Goiter operation, instruments for, [113]
Gout, [197]
Green soap, tincture of, [103]
Greenstick fracture, [122]
Gum-arabic water, how to make, [149]
Gum-boils, treatment of, [75]
Gums, bleeding from, treatment of, [96]
Gynecologic postures, [114-116]
Hair, matted, [59]
tonics, formulæ for, [58]
Hand-brushes, how to sterilize, [103]
Hands, inunctions for, [53]
soothing lotions for, [52]
Harrington’s solution, [51]
Heartbeat, fetal, [176]
Heat exhaustion, treatment of, [127]
of oven, how to estimate, [163]
Hemorrhage in typhoid fever, treatment of, [81]
Hemorrhages, treatment of, [121]
Hemorrhoid operation, instruments for, [113]
Hernia operation, instruments for, [113]
Heroin, [36], [37]
Homogenized milk, [69]
Horse-hair, sterilization of, [100]
Hot pack, [129]
Hydrocyanic acid, poisoning by, [45]
Hyperidrosis, treatment of, [201]
Hypodermic dosage, [43]
Hysteria, treatment of, [125]
Ice cream, how to make, [161]
royal, [161]
Impacted fracture, [122]
Incubation period of acute fevers, [91]
Infant feeding, [64], [68]
amount, [66]
artificial, formulæ for, [65]
sugars in, [68]
Infantile paralysis, [86]
classification, [88]
pathology, [88]
prophylaxis, [90]
quarantine in, [90]
summary results from public school reports, [87]
symptoms of onset, [88]
treatment, [89]
serum, [90]
Infectious disease, nursing in, [79]
quarantine for, [91]
Insect in ear, how to dislodge, [202]
Instruments, arrangement of, for operator, [99]
cleaning of, [100]
for operative cases, [111]
sterilization of, [99]
Inunction for dry hands, [53]
Iodids, action and uses of, [31]
Iodin poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
solution, [51]
Iodoform, action and uses of, [31]
emulsion, [102]
gauze, [102]
preparation of, [102]
Ipecac, action and uses of, [32]
Iron, action and uses of, [32]
Jaborandi, action and uses of, [38]
Jelly, lemon, how to make, [157]
Sanitas, [53]
wine, how to make, [156]
Johnny cake, [164]
Joint movements, [135]
Juice, beef, how to make, [153]
Junket, how to make, [153]
Kelly pad, improvised, [100]
Kneading in massage, [134]
Knee-chest posture, [115]
Kumiss, how to make, [155]
Labor, [179]
after-treatment of patient in, [184]
complications of, [181]
Labor, diet after, [184]
nursing in, [182]
prediction of date of, [177]
premonitory signs of, [177]
preparatory treatment of
patient in, [183]
Lactose solution, [71]
tablets for making buttermilk, [72]
Laparotomy, instruments for, [112]
Lassar’s paste, formula for, [53]
Lead, action and uses of, [32]
poisoning, [33]
salts, poisoning by, [47]
Leech, to apply, [117]
Leg, fracture of, [123]
hemorrhage from, [122]
Lemon jelly, how to make, [157]
sherbet, how to make, [161]
Lemonade, cream, how to make, [151]
white-of-egg, how to make, [150]
Lice, applications for, [58]
Light diet, [169]
Lightening, [177]
Lime-water, how to make, [149]
Linen thread, sterilization of, [101]
Lips, dry and fissured, treatment of, [96]
Liquid diet, [169]
measure, [17]
Lobelia poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Lungs, hemorrhage from, [122]
Lye poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Lying-in period, [182]
Magnesium citrate, use of, [33]
oxid, uses of, [33]
sulphate, uses of, [33]
Marshall Hall’s method of artificial respiration, [126]
Massage, [132]
Matches, poisoning by, [47]
Materia medica, glossary of, [13]
Matted hair, [59]
Mayonnaise dressing, how to make, [155]
Measles, nursing in [84]
Measures, [17]
Mechanotherapy, [132]
Medicinal preparations, popular and official names of, [16]
Medicines, proper time to take, [43]
Membranes, fetal, [173]
Menses, suppression of, [175]
Menstruation, [175]
Mercury, action and uses of, [33]
poisoning, antidotes for, [35]
Metric weights and measures, table of, [18], [19], [21]
Milk, [145]
albumin, [70]
as antidote, [48]
homogenized, [69]
Milk, how to peptonize, [147]
to sterilize, [67]
modified, [68]
mothers’, constituents of, [64]
regulating composition of, [64]
pasteurizing of, [67]
peptonized, [71]
punch, how to make, [152]
sherbet, [161]
skimmed, [69]
soup with vegetables, [157]
teeth, eruption of, [77]
Mineral acids, diluted, as antidotes, [48]
poisoning by, antidotes for, [45]
salts, [143]
value of, [145]
Modified milk, [68]
Morning sickness, [175]
Morphin poisoning, antidotes for, [36], [47]
Mosquitoes, relief from, [202]
Mother’s milk, constituents of, [64]
regulating the composition of, [64]
Mouth and skin in fevers, care of, [93]
wash, [96]
Mucilaginous substances as antidotes, [48]
Mucus-coated mouth, formula for, [96]
Muffins, barley and corn, [163]
rice and oats, [165]
Multiple fracture, [122]
Mumps, nursing in, [192]
Mushroom poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Mustard pack, [196]
plaster, formula for, [56]
poultice, formula for, [57]
Mutton, boiled, [158]
Nephritis, [198]
Nipple ointment, [52]
Nipples, care of, after labor, [185]
in pregnancy, [182]
cracked, aristol ointment for, [52]
sore, solution for, [52]
Nitrate of silver, poisoning by, [47]
stains, [47]
time to take, [43]
Nitroglycerin, action and uses of, [35]
Normal salt solution, formula for, [49]
urine, [62]
Nose-bleed, [122]
Nourishing enema, formula for, [55]
Numerals, Roman, [15]
Nursing child, conditions under which it should not nurse, [185]
in acute fevers, [79]
in diphtheria, [85]
in measles, [84]
in pneumonia, [82]
in scarlet fever, [83]
the baby, [187]
Nut bread, [164]
Nutrition in disease, [168]
Nutritive enema, [55]
method of administering, [56]
Nux vomica, action and uses of, [36]
poisoning, [47]
Oat and rice muffins, [165]
jelly, [72]
Oatmeal gruel, [69]
water, how to make, [150]
Obstetric nursing, [181]
patient, care of, [181]
set, sterilization of, [110]
supplies, [187]
Obstetrics, [171]
Oil, fortified, [53]
Ointment, aristol, [52]
nipple, [52]
Omelet, how to make, [158]
Onion poultice, [57]
Operation, how to prepare patient for, [104]
room for, [108]
major, preparation of room for, [105]
Ophthalmia, [117]
neonatorum, treatment of, [118]
Opium, action and uses of, [36]
poisoning, [36]
antidotes for, [47]
Orange sherbet, how to make, [162]
Oven, heat of, how to estimate, [163]
Ovulation, [171]
Ovum, [173]
Oxalic acid poisoning, antidotes for, [45]
Ox-gall enema, formula for, [54]
Oyster broth, how to make, [154]
Oysters on half-shell, [155]
peptonized, [149]
scalloped, [154]
Pack, cold, [128]
hot, [129]
warm, [128]
Paraldehyd, [37]
Paralysis, infantile, [86], See Poliomyelitis.
Parotitis, nursing in, [192]
Paste, Lassar’s, formula for, [53]
Unna’s, [53]
Pasteurizing of milk, [67]
Patient, how to prepare, for surgical operation, [104]
Pediculosis, applications for, [58]
Peptonization of milk, [71], [147]
Peptonized beef, formula for, [148]
oysters, [149]
Percentage solutions, tables for, [20]
Percussion in massage, [135]
Pericementitis, [75]
Perspiration, induction of, by hot packs, [129]
Peruvian bark, action and uses of, [28]
Phenacetin, action and uses of, [37]
poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Phosphorus poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Physostigma, action and uses of, [37]
Picric acid solution, formula for, [51]
Pigmentation in pregnancy, [176]
Pilocarpus, action and uses of, [38]
Placenta, [174]
Plaster, mustard, formula for, [56]
Pneumonia, nursing in, [82]
warm pack for, [128]
Poached eggs, [158]
Poisoning, mercurial, [35]
Poisons and antidotes, [45]
Poliomyelitis, [86]
classification, [88]
pathology, [88]
prophylaxis in, [90]
quarantine in, [90]
summary results from public school reports, [87]
symptoms of onset, [88]
treatment, [89]
serum, [90]
Popular and official names of medicinal preparations, [16]
Porridge, baked-flour, [159]
for diabetics, [170]
Postures, gynecologic, [114-116]
surgical, [114-116]
Potassium permanganate solution, [50]
poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Potato biscuits, [164]
stuffed baked, how to make, [157]
Poultice, flaxseed, formula for, [57]
mustard, formula for, [57]
onion, formula for, [57]
spice, formula for, [57]
Pregnancy, baths in, [182]
care of bowels in, [181]
diet in, [181]
duration of, [177]
exercise in, [182]
symptoms of, [175]
table for calculating, [178]
Pregnant uterus, [173]
Preservation of eggs, [146]
Private nursing, disinfection in, [97]
Proprietary foods for infant feeding, [68]
Prostatectomy, instruments for, [113]
Protargol, [39]
Protective strips, how to prepare, [103]
Protein foods, [144], [145]
overuse of, [144]
Proteins, [142]
Prunes, stewed, [160]
Ptomain poisoning, [47]
Ptyalism, [35]
Puberty, [171]
Pudding, sauce for, [160]
sponge, how to make, [160]
Pulse-rate, [61]
Punch, milk, how to make, [152]
Pus in urine, [63]
Quarantine, [91]
Quickening, [175]
Quinin, [38]
Rat poison, antidotes for, [47]
Reaction of urine, testing of, [62]
Rectal dosage, [43]
Rennet tablet formula, [70]
Respiration, artificial, [126]
rate of, [61]
Rheumatism, [197]
Rice and oat muffins, [165]
cream, how to prepare, [159]
gruel, [69]
water, how to make, [150]
Rickets, nursing in, [194]
Roman numerals, [15]
Room for major operation, how to prepare, [105]
for operation, how to prepare, [108]
in confinement cases, [182]
Rooms, disinfection of, [97]
Rubber tubing, how to prepare, [102]
Rum, [24]
Salicylates, action and uses of, [38]
Saline enema, formula for, [55]
Salivation, [35], [175]
Salol, [38]
Salol vaselin, formula for, [54]
Salophen, [38]
Salt solution, normal, formula for, [49]
sterilization of, [109]
Sandwich, scraped-beef, [154]
Sanitas jelly, formula for, [53]
Sauce for pudding, how to make, [160]
Sauces for meat, list of, [166]
Scalds, treatment of, [124]
Scalloped oysters, how to make, [154]
Scarlet fever, nursing in, [83]
Scraped-beef sandwich, [154]
Scurvy, nursing in, [194]
Semmola’s mixture, formula for, [49]
Senna, action, uses, and dose of, [39]
Sherbet, how to make, [161]
lemon, how to make, [161]
milk, [161]
orange, how to make, [162]
strawberry, how to make, [162]
Show, [179]
Sick, preparation of foods for, [147]
Sickness, morning, [175]
Silk thread, sterilization of, [100]
Silk-worm gut, sterilization of, [100]
Silver, action and uses of, [39]
nitrate poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
stains, removal of, [47]
time to take, [43]
Sims’ posture, [114]
Sitting position of patient, contrivance for, [199]
Skeleton, bones of, [203], [204]
Skimmed milk, [69]
Skin and mouth in fevers, care of, [93]
Skin-grafting, instruments for, [112]
Sleep, baby, [188]
Soda poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Soft diet, [169]
Soft-boiled eggs, [158]
Solution, boric acid, [50]
carbolic acid, [49]
cyanid of mercury, [50]
Dobell’s, [95]
for sore nipples, [52]
Harrington’s, [51]
iodin, [51]
of chlorid of lime, [51]
of potassium permanganate, [50]
picric acid, [51]
Thiersch’s antiseptic, [51]
Solutions, handy table of, [21]
obstetric, [187]
of formaldehyd, [51]
of various strengths, how to make, [21]
Soothing lotions for the hands, [52]
Spartein, action and uses of, [39]
Spasmodic croup, nursing in, [192]
Spice poultice, [57]
Splints, improvised, [123]
Sponge pudding, how to make, [160]
Sponging to reduce temperature, [129]
Sprains, care of, [124]
Squab, how to bone, [157]
Starch-water enema, formula for, [55]
Static electricity, [140]
Steam sterilizer, improvised, [109]
Sterilization of instruments, [99]
Sterilizer, improvised, 108 [109]
Sterilizing bottles, [67]
catgut, [101]
gloves, [100]
glycerin, [102]
hand-brushes, [103]
horse-hair, [100]
linen thread, [101]
of milk, [67]
of obstetric set, [110]
of silk thread, [100]
of silk-worm gut, [100]
of small packages, [110]
Stewed prunes, [160]
Stimulating enema, method of administering, [56]
Stramonium poisoning, antidotes for, [48]
Strawberry sherbet, how to make, [162]
Stroking in massage, [133]
Strophanthus, action and uses of, [39]
Strychnin, action and uses of, [36]
Strychnin poisoning, antidotes for, [48]
Stuffed baked potato, how to prepare, [157]
Stupe, turpentine, [57]
Subcutaneous dosage, [43]
Sugars in infant feeding, [68]
Sulphonal, action and uses of, [39]
Summer complaint, nursing in, [194]
Sunstroke, treatment of, [126]
Supplies for major operation, [106]
obstetric, [187]
surgical, [99]
Suppression of menses, [175]
Surgical operation, how to prepare patient for, [104]
postures, [114-116]
supplies, [99]
Suspended animation from noxious gases, [126]
Sweat, alcohol, [130]
Sweating of feet and axilla, formula for, [54]
Swooning, treatment of, [125]
Sylvester’s method of artificial respiration, [126]
Syncope, treatment of, [125]
Taffy, how to make, [162]
Tannic acid, action, uses and dose of, [40]
as antidote, [48]
Tannin, action, uses and dose of, [40]
Tea as antidote, [48]
beef-, how to make, [153]
Teeth, eruption of, [77]
pain in, treatment of, [74]
Temperature of water, [61]
reduction of, by cold pack, [128]
by sponging, [129]
rules for taking, [61]
Test meals, [170]
Thermic fever, treatment of, [126]
Thermometric equivalents, table of, [60]
Thermometry, [60]
Thiersch’s solution, formula for, [51]
Thrush, nursing in, [194]
Time measure, [17]
Tincture of digitalis, [30]
of green soap, preparation of, [103]
Toad-stool poisoning, antidotes for, [47]
Toast, cream, how to make, [159]
egg, how to make, [160]
French, how to make, [160]
water, how to make, [150]
Tobacco poisoning, antidote for, [48]
Toothache, diagnosis and treatment of, [74]
Trendelenburg position, [116]
improved, [109]
Trional, action and uses of, [40]
True pains, [179]
Tubbing, [130]
Tuberculosis, treatment for, [199]
Tubing, rubber, how to prepare, [102]
Turpentine enema, formula for, [54]
stupes, [57]
Typhoid diet, [170]
fever, hemorrhage in, [81]
management of, [80]
nursing in, [79]
symptoms of, [79]
Ulcers, Lassar’s paste for, [53]
Umbilical cord, [174]
Unna’s paste, [53]
Uremia, [199]
Urine, albumin in, [63]
analysis, [62]
disinfection of, [82], [90]
pus in, [63]
reaction of, testing, [62]
twenty-four-hour specimens of, [63]
Urotropin, action and uses of, [40]
Uses of eggs, [145]
Uterus, pregnant, [173]
Value of fruits and vegetables, [145]
Vanilla cream sauce, how to make, [156]
Vaselin, borated, formula for, [53]
carbolated, [53]
Vaselin, salol, formula for, [54]
Vegetable soup for babies, [73]
Vegetables, value of, [145]
with milk soup, [157]
Veins of body, illustration of, [205]
Veratrum viride, action and uses of, [40]
Vibration in massage, [135]
Vinegar as antidote, [48]
Walcher’s posture, [115]
Warm pack, [128]
Washing fluid for soiled clothes, [91]
Water, [143]
temperature of, [61]
value of, [145]
Weights and measures, [17]
Whey for babies, how to make, [69], [70]
wine, how to make, [152]
Whisky, [24]
White-of-egg lemonade, how to make, [150],
Whooping-cough, nursing in, [192]
Wine jelly, how to make, [156]
whey, how to make, [152]
Wines, [24]
Wounds, care of, [121]
Young’s rule for dosage of children, [42]

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