Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Personal Hygiene and Home Nursing: A Practical Text for Girls and Women for Home and School Use by Louisa C. Lippitt, R.N. is a timeless guide that combines the principles of personal health, preventive care, and practical nursing into one comprehensive volume. Written by an experienced nurse and educator, this classic equips readers with the knowledge needed to maintain personal wellbeing while confidently caring for others at home. Its practical lessons remain valuable for modern readers who appreciate the importance of healthy habits, informed caregiving, and everyday wellness.The book begins by establishing the foundations of health getting and health keeping, emphasizing that lifelong wellness is built through daily habits rather than occasional treatment. Readers are introduced to essential topics including bathing, skin and hair care, oral hygiene, clothing, posture, exercise, fatigue prevention, digestive health, and women’s personal hygiene. Each chapter encourages practical selfcare while explaining how simple routines contribute to longterm physical strength and overall health.As the book progresses, it expands into the practical science of home nursing. Clear guidance is provided on monitoring temperature, pulse, and respiration, preparing a patient’s bed, bathing bedridden individuals, administering medicines, preparing food for invalids, and providing safe, compassionate care during illness. The author transforms professional nursing principles into practical knowledge that readers can confidently apply in everyday situations.Comprehensive chapters on communicable diseases, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, pneumonia, emergency care, poisoning, wounds, fractures, bandaging, and first aid make this volume an invaluable household reference. Rather than creating fear, the book encourages preparedness, observation, cleanliness, and calm decisionmaking when facing medical situations.This illustrated edition is both a historical health resource and a practical handbook for readers interested in personal hygiene, home nursing, preventive healthcare, women’s wellness, first aid, caregiving, public health, and nursing education. More than a medical guide, it inspires confidence, responsibility, and compassion-qualities that remain just as important today as when this remarkable work was first published.
