A nursing student is advised to perform wound
irrigation in a proper way before taking up the dressing procedure. Wound
Irrigation is the act of flushing the wound with saline solution in order to
remove dead or necrotic tissue and other debris. This procedure will help clean
the wound and keep it hydrated. Keeping the wound clean and hydrated ultimately
helps in quick healing. Without proper care in wound irrigation any amount of antibiotic
gels and creams is futile in wound treatment.
In a traditional Hindu household the Yajamani (Lady
of the House) gets up early in the morning, cleans the front yard with the
coconut broom. After cleaning she sprinkles water on the cleaned space and then
she draws pretty patterns called “Rangoli”to display her aesthetic sense. Though
this empirical art is just making patterns using either rice flour or limestone
powder, the cleaning of the courtyard and sprinkling water plays an important
role in projecting the art.
In wound irrigation and cleaning of the courtyard
what is to be observed is that the unwanted is removed. The word used in Sanskrit
for unwanted is “Anista”. Our scriptures say that human race is always in “Anista
Nivrutti, Ista Prapti” (Removal of Unwanted, Obtainment of Desired) mode. For the
desired to be obtained the undesired has to be removed.
In the path
of Spirituality, a seeker has to cultivate the basic six prerequisite qualities
of Mind termed as Shat Sampathi. These six qualities are Sama, Dama, Titiksha,
Uparati, Sraddha and Samadhana.
Sama is the tranquillity, equanimity and composure
of Mind. By having this quality of mind we accept the unexpected rather than
expecting the world outside to act to our expectations. It even helps us to
take the commotion in stride and expect thing as they are so that there is no
disappointments. Disappointment and tranquillity do not coexist.
Dama is self-restrain and control over our senses. Our
conscious mind with the help of the senses will get in touch with the external
world. If the Mind is not trained properly, the senses become the driving force
for it and the mind acts to the whims and fancies of the senses. So it is important to
teach discipline to the senses by using knowledge on the basis by which it is
accepted by our Mind and not forcefully impose over the senses.
Titiksha is forbearance, tolerance in the thought,
word and deed. It teaches us endurance and to cope the pairs of opposites such
as heat and cold, pleasure and pain, etc.
Uparati is desisting from sensual pleasures. The
pleasure we experience may from object we need and from object which are our
wantons. We could make a sincere effort to get the pleasures from the needed
object rather than imagining we would get it from our wantons. Surprisingly if
we observe some of our wantons are not to satisfy our self but others.
Sraddha is intense faith in the word of the Guru,
Scriptures and, above all, in one's own self. It is not blind faith but is
based on accurate reasoning, evidence and experience. As such, it is lasting,
perfect and unshakable. Such a faith is capable of achieving anything.
Samadhana is a capacity to put in order the
statements that we receive from different scriptures and philosophies. If we
are in touch with many philosophies we find that some are contradictory to each
other. Samadhana gives us the inner strength to place the statements of any
philosophies in a particular context and bail us out from getting confused.
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