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By eleven a, m. it’s time to open the curtain which closes at twelve and the babies are taken to themothers for feeding. While the babies are feeding, the beds are changed and the water bottles made ready. In between waiting on babies, the nurse must record the feeding, the vitamins, and j other necessary details which determine how well the baby is doing.Mrs. Padgham’s work just repeats the work of Mrs. Rogers’. She has them in her charge until eleven when Mrs. Giles takes over. When one of us goes on and the other goes off duty, we always check over each baby together so that we will be ready to report to the doctor. At 4 a. m. I begin the bathing. The baby is taken to the dressing room and bathed with oils j or boric acid solution — never water — temperature taken and dressed.“Then dressed and put back to bed,” Mrs. Padgham inserted.“That’s right,” Mrs. Giles agreed.
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Kingsville Record
Kingsville, Texas, US
Wed, Dec 07, 1949
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