Lesson 4. Pediatric Nursing

Nursing of Children DuringIllness

It is very important for a sick child to have a good nursing. When we speak of nursing in illness we mean first of all cleanness of the child's room, bed and clothing.

When a child is ill he needs more fresh air. You must air the room no less than three times a day: in the morning, after the midday meal and at bed-time. When you air the room cover the child warmly not to chill him.

It is good to have a small nursing table near the child's bed. You can keep different things on the table which you need in the care of the patient. A soft towel for his hands and face is placed on it.

The patient's hands are washed several times a day. The nails are cut very short.

Dirty clothes are put immediately into a disinfectant. It is especially important in the case of dysentery or other infectious diseases.

Ex.1 Измените залог (действительный на страдательный и наоборот) в подчеркнутых предложениях.

Ex.2 Make up questions to the text.

Ex.3 Read and translate the text. Supply the title for it.

Text.

The study of the disease in infancy and childhood presents many and varied difficulties. Many affections in childhood differ from those of adult life, and there are also many diseases entirely peculiar to early life.

In the first place the history of the pediatric patient is made up in much more complete detail than in usual with adult patients. The child’s history is mostly obtained from a parent.

The first point of the history should be present complaints and symptoms.

The child’s previous history includes the information on the family background, fetal development and significant events of birth and development, social adaptation.

The family history should include the clinical history of other children of the family, the parents and often direct and indirect antecedents. Among the matters which need to be investigated are the general health of the family and antecedents, occurrence in them of tuberculosis, nervous disorders, rheumatism, alcoholism, the number of children living or dead and the causes of death.

Ex.4 Do these statements correspond to the text?

There are no difficulties in the study of disease in infancy.

The source of information on the illness is the child himself.

There is no need to investigate general health of the family.

Additional Text “Pediatric Nursing”.