BACTERIOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL. 
The Patient’s 
Room. 
Personal 
Hygiene. 
each time after using and as a matter of precau¬ 
tion keep a small quantity of a disinfectant so¬ 
lution in all vessels preparatory to using again. 
Use a separate thermometer for typhoid fever 
patients and also separate syringes and rectal 
tubes. Keep the thermometer in a bichloride 
solution, 1-1,000, renewed: daily. Be very par¬ 
ticular to cleanse the rectal tubes and syringes 
and boil them every day. Never turn syringe 
nozzles inside of syringes after using. Remove 
the nozzles; scrub well with soap and hot water 
before boiling. They should be kept in a carbolic 
acid solution, 1-40, with the rectal tubes. This 
solution must also be prepared anew once in 
twenty-four hours. See that bed and body linen 
and towels are disinfected before placing in the 
laundry with the ordinary wash. Burn all pieces 
of old linen or absorbent cotton used to cleanse 
the mouth and teeth and lips. Use listerine, 
borolyptol or other good solution for this pur¬ 
pose. Give particular attention to disinfection 
of the sick room at the close of the case and of 
everything it contains. 
In nursing private cases outside the hospital 
when preparing your patient’s room ask permis¬ 
sion fto remove all unnecessary furniture and 
draperies, etc., which may serve as lurking places 
for germs. Explain when you ask permission 
why you would like to have the room as nearly 
on the hospital order as possible. If you are al¬ 
lowed a choice of rooms, one on the south side of 
the house is preferable and as far removed from 
noise and disturbance as you can get it. 
Take care of your own health. Be very 
careful to thoroughly wash and scrub your hands 
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