Motions

(mo’-shuns). The evacuations of the bowels, which it is the duty of the nurse to note on her nursing chart in every case, and call the attention of the doctor if they exceed 2 in the 24 hours (except in children), or if the patient goes more than 24 hours without pa ing any. The nurse should also note if they are streaked with blood, contain mucus, or undigested food, or worms. The colour should be noticed; it is like pea soup in typhoid, light in jaundice, green in mercurialism. When ordered to be kept for inspection, the motion should be put in a gla jar and a piece of gla put over the mouth. — s. 101 —