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The Skin.
The epidermis; the dermis. Sweat glands. Hair and Nails Functions.
The Bowel.
Composition of faeces. Defaecation.
Nervous System.
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Cerebrum. Cerebellum. Spinal cord. Organs of special sense and spinal
nerves. Reflex action. Sympathetic system.
II.-Hygiene.
Air.-Its composition and impurities. The principles of ventilation, natural and artificial, and their application to houses and hospitals. Atmospheric pressure. Radiation and evaporation.
Water.-Sources. Hart and soft water. Treatment of water for domestic use
Relation of impure water to the spread of disease.
Milk. Composition, sources of contamination, adulteration, storage, and preserva-
tion.
Disposal of Refuse.-Various methods in use. Dry and water systems. General
arrangements of house and hospital drainage.
Personal Hygiene.-Habits. Exercise. Rest and recreation. Cleanliness. Clothing,
Parasites.
Infection.-Its nature, sources and modes of transmission. Insects and other
parasites. Methods of disinfection.
Heating. Of houses and hospitals.
Lighting.-Natural and artificial.
Hygiene of the Sick Room.
III.-Theory and Practice of Nursing.
Ethical aspects. Hospital etiquette.
Domestic ward management.
(a) Methods of cleaning.
(b) Care of furniture.
PART 1.
(c) Care of bedding, linen, blankets, waterproofs.
(d) Care of kitchen, bathroom, lavatory.
(e) Sanitary methods of cleaning utensils, baths, lavatories, crockery, mackin-
toshes.
(f) Disposal and disinfection of soiled linen, and dressings, etc.
General care of the patient.
(a) Lifting and turning.
(b) Bathing, in bed, in bathroom.
(c) Care of back, hands, feet, head, hair, mouth, teeth.
Bed making, general and special.
(a) Operation, fracture, plaster, stump.
(b) Rheumatism, renal, cardiac.
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