[Rules and Regulations, no date, for General Hospital
#10]
Genl Hospl No. 10
1st Surgeons will report at the Hospl at or
before 9 A. M., visit the wards under their charges twice daily, and notify the
Surgeon in Charge before leaving the Hospital.
2nd On Monday Morning they will give a written
report of al patients in their wards, and daily report all serious cases and
changes from death, desertion, discharge, furlough & to the Surgeon in
Charge.
3rd They will also recommend such as are proper
for furlough or transfer stating name, rank, & co. and regmt, nature if
wounds, nearest point of transportation to their destination.
4th Each Surgeon is held responsible for the
cleanliness, ventilation, and good order of his ward, and should hold the chief
nurse responsible in his absence, and report all idleness or dereliction of duty
t the Surgeon in Charge.
5th Each Surgeon will furnish daily to the
apothecary regularly numbered prescription and diet list for those of the sick
or wounded under special treatment.
6th One Surgeon must always be on duty during
the day and night and the officer for the night will visit the wards as often as
necessary.
Rules and Regulations for Nurses
1st No noise r loud conversation at any time in
any ward or department of the Hospital.
2nd No employees, nurses, ward masters are
allowed to leave without permission from the Surgeon in charge of the ward. They
are all subject to the same discipline as enlisted men of the army.
3rd Visitors may be received from
11 AM
to
1 PM
and from
5
to
7 PM
. They should consult the Surgeon of the ward before bestowing articles of food
upon the patients, and should not annoy them by unnecessary questions.
4th As far as practicable all business with the
Surgeon in Charge should come through the Asst Surgeon.
5th The Surgeon of the ward must designate in
rotation those nurses who will do duty during the night.
O. A. Crenshaw
Surgeon in Charge
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02/12/2008
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