CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 41

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

General Duties of Nurses.

1 Each Nurse should carry chatelaine,

2.

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bearing scissors, forceps and tongue depressors. The Nurses shall be classified as follows:-

One head nurse.

3.

a.

3.

Two day nurses.

C.

Two night nurses.

d.

One nurse for special duty (either nursing operation cases where her

be required).

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5. A Nurse at any time obverving serious

symptoms developing themselves in any patient under her care must immediately report the case

printed form to the Wardmaster on

4.

5

or CC

duty

are not

"The Nurses

on any account administer medicines or diet other than that

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ordered by the Superintendent whose instructions must be rigidly carried out.

The Nurses must report to the Superintendent if the medicines are not received in time, and if the diets and medical comforts supplied according to his instructions -

Head Nurse.

are not

The Head Nurse shall keep in stores provided for that purpose, the whole of the Hospital bedding and clothing

and clothing in ordinary use, and issue the same to the Female Nurses.

when required

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She shall every month submit to the Steward a return shewing the amount of clothing hand and what is required for the ensuing

month.

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She shall have personal superintendence of the washing of soiled linen.

The Tailor to be under her immediate supervision and she is expected to see that out her instructions. All bandages

he

carries

to be made by the Tailor and kept in stock, the soiled ones when required.

are to be washed and sewn

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The Superintendent will consult with the Head Nurse every morning in his Office 9.30 a. m.

with reference to the nursing of the Hospital and

other matter concerning the Nurses

any

She is to keep

Duty Poster and place the

same on the Superintendent's Table every morning.

Day Nurses

Hours of duty Ga.m. to 9 pr

IN.

One to be

round her wards

on duty in Wards Nos 1.6 inclusive and the other to be on duty in Wards 7-11 inclusive. 2 The Day Nurse is expected to

"go with the Superintendent during his morning visits and shall enter in a book provided for that purpose, instructions given by the Supermitendent concerning the treatment of the cases in her words.

The Native Attendants being under the control of the Wardmaster, the Nurse must report to

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