3186. All vials and powders should be labeled, to prevent fatal mistakes.
3187. The beds should be made at least once a day, and if the patient can bear it, twice. Carry the beds out into the open air, or if damp, into another room.
3188. Keep the skin clean by daily ablutions: change the garments frequently, and rinse the mouth often.
3189. A nurse should be of a pleasant, agreeable, persuasive, and even temper, with great patience to bear with the whims and unreasonable fretfulness that often appear in the sick.