Lectures on general nursing : delivered to the probationers of the London Hospital Training School for Nurses

Eva C.E Lã¼Ckes

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• Nursing

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• Nombre de lectures: 16
• Langue: English
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LECTURES
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DELIVEBED TO
THE PBOBATIONEBS OF THE LONDON HOSPITAL
TRAINING SCHOOL FOB NUBSES
BY
EVA E.C. LtJCKES
MATRON TO THE LOSDOS HOSPITAL
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH & CO., 1, PATERNOSTER SQUARE
188436
rights translation and of reproduction are reserved.)(The ofPREFACE.
privilegedDuring a portion ofmy training as a nurse I was
several years byto attend the lectures to nurses given for
frequentlyDr. Allchin Westminster Hospital. I haveat
been glad enough to have the nursingthat I was fortunate
fii'st turned toquestion at the time Avhen my attention was
Ithe subject, placed before me from his point of view.
Ibelieve this fact to have been of much service to me, and
I havehope by this time to many others, for whose training
been, in a measure, responsible.
kindI am also much indebted to Dr. Allchin for his
when Iassistance in preparing the plan of these lectures
delivered them for the first time to the probationers of the
London Hospital three or four years ago. It will be obvious
to all that, in laidadopting to a large extent the classification
down by Dr. Allchin, I have not attempted to follow it out on
the technical lines indicated and ably carried out by him in
his own lectures. But, partly from having learnt to regai'd
the subject originally point of view, and partly fromfrom his
having failed to find elsewhere any other system whichVI PREFACE.
appeared to me equally clear and comprehensive, I have fi'om
the first utilized his classification as a means of conveying in
the most systematic method such information on the general
details of nursing as appears essential for the teaching of
nurses. At the same time I must not conceal from the
public that for the bulk of the material in these lectures I
alone am responsible. I am glad, however, to have this
opportunity of gratefully acknowledgingmy personal obliga-
tion to Dr. Allchin. In compiling these lectures manyI read
works connected with the subject, with the view of getting
together as much useful information as possible for the
benefit of those I had to teach. I have been much helped by
several of these works, and in making use of the valuable
suggestions I have endeavoured, farfound I have as as
possible, to acknowledge the source whence they were derived.
So much has already been written on the subject of
nursing, that there is but little scope left for originality, and
as much practical informa-my sole object has been to collect
tion as possible, and place it before those studying the matter
simply I could.as as
It will be remembered that these lectures only form the
yearfirst course of the complete set given every to proba-
havetioners training at the London Hospital. I confined
myself for the most part to minute details, that are usually
mention, and I believe it is thisconsidered almost too trivial to
theyfact which chiefly explains the kind appreciation have
and the frequent requests formet with from the probationers,