A Text-Book of Chemistry and Chemical Uranalysis for Nurses (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Text-Book of Chemistry and Chemical Uranalysis for Nurses<br><br>The demand for a simple boon on chemistry, written especially for, and adopted to, the needs of the nurse, has become more and more urgent with the institution of regular courses on chemistry in the best training schools. In the preparation of this work the author has endeavoured to cover the subject briefly and clearly, and in an interesting style, so that the reader may easily absorb and assimilate the material presented.<br><br>It is not to be questioned that the more chemistry a nurse knows in usable form the greater her value to the patient and to the physician. In many cases the important measure of feeding the sick is left to the nurse. In most instances her empirical knowledge of dietetics may guide her aright. Yet it is obvious that some knowledge of the chemical processes of digestion and assimilation will better serve her in cases of unusual type and those presenting metabolic and digestive disturbance. If the nurse knows no chemistry, how can she be expected always to remember that starches yield sugars and are to be given to the diabetic with extreme caution What can the term Calorie mean to her<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.