(a) Use chemical solutions to wash surfaces, materials, or utensils.
(b) Seal the rooms and burn chemicals to produce vapours which will destroy bacteria.
Note.—Directions for the use of chemicals are given under the lesson on "Home Nursing".
HOME NURSING
This part of the work does not require a special equipment, though it is an advantage to have one. An ingenious teacher, with the co-operation of her pupils, will invent plans for providing whatever is necessary for demonstration. Pupils living near the school can supply many of the needed materials.
A doll and doll's bed may be used to teach bed making and the changing of bed-clothing while the patient is in bed. The doll may also be used to illustrate the method of giving a patient a bath in bed and of changing the body clothing, if such information is desired.
In some cases, a manual training pupil might construct the bed, and the sewing class the mattress, bed-clothing, and doll's underwear. If this were the property of the school, the girls could take turns in making the bed every day and in laundering the clothing at home once a week.
It is desirable that the instruction in home nursing be given in two lessons. These may be outlined as follows: