The present study investigated 1) factors that patients take great account when they judge a nurse, 2) the effects of treatment; blood pressure measurement and injection, on two kinds of stress arousal; tense arousal and energetic arousal, before and after treatment, and 3) the effects of a patient' perception of a nurse on the two kinds of stress arousal. Fifty-five patients answered the questionnaire regarding what is expected of a nurse, and the questionnaire concerning the cognition of a nurse was made on the basis of these results. Another 112 patients and 16 nurses checked the JUMACL (Japanese UWIST Mood Adjective Check List) before and after each treatment, and the patients filled in the questionnaire regarding cognition of a nurse following the two kinds of treatments. The following results were found.
1. Three factors were observed to be important factors for a nurse: the sympathy tenderness factor, the technique speciality factor, and the behavior smartness factor.
2. Tense arousal of patients before treatments was higher than after the treatment.
3. Patients showed a higher arousal rate during the injection treatment than at the blood pressure measurement.
4. No significant difference was found in energetic arousal of patients between before and after treatment time, and between blood pressure measurement and injection treatments.
5. There was a significant difference in energetic arousal before the injection between high and low ratings for the sympathy tenderness factor, but there was no significant difference in tense arousal between high and low ratings. Also, there was no significant difference between high or low ratings for other two factors in any treatment or at any time. These results suggest that a patients' arousal is affected by his perception of a nurse.
Key word: arousal, stress, cognition of a nurse

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The object of this study was to explore, within the context of common maternal administrations, by analysis of the stimulation to hold, and to swing the baby by maternal care person and their reactions.
The stimulation to hold, and to swing by a maternal care person (stimulation Ⅰ) was given to eight crying healthy full-term infants. And, the stimulation that it was made by a mechanical vibration of cradle (stimulation Ⅱ) was given to 16 infants similarly.
The results are summarized to the following;
1. Stimulation Ⅰ stopped infants' cry by 19.0 seconds since stimulation started, and stimulation Ⅱ stopped them by 24.6 seconds.
This fact showed that the infants stopped crying by each stimulation immediately.
2. Stimulation Ⅰ showed the effect to the crying infants to correct their senses and to decrease their reactions.
As for stimulations of both, there were few differences.
But, stimulation Ⅰ brought calm period longer than stimulation Ⅱ.
3. Heart rates decreased immediately after stimulation Ⅰ started, and their respiration rates decreased after the stimulation finished.
The comparison of stimulation Ⅰ and Ⅱ showed heart rates decreases a significantly different.
This study showed that stimulation Ⅰ and Ⅱ were enough effective to soothe their excitements of crying infants, as the stimulation from the outside. And it was suggested that stimulation Ⅰ more effective than stimulation Ⅱ.

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This study shows quantitative muscle loads in the posture and shampooing actions namely, shampoo, rinse, wipe and dry while shampooing hair in the forward-bent- posture sitting position. Five healthy females were chosen as subjects,
We measured the surface electromyogram (EMG) on M. trapezius, M. triceps brachii, M. brachioradialis, M. biceps femoris and M. triceps surae in the sitting posture, the forward-bent-posture sitting position and when shampooing hair in the forward-bent posture sitting position. We examined for physical distress during the forward-bentposture sitting position and shampooing hair in relation to the results of EMG.
The results were as follows,
1) The muscle activity on M. trapezius, M. triceps brachii, M. biceps femoris, M. triceps surae and M. brachioradialis in the forward－bent posture sitting position increased respectively 4.4 times, 21.3 times, 23.3 times, 8.9 times, and 2.4 times as many as that during the sitting posture.
2) The muscle activity on M. trapezius and M. triceps surae during shampoo and rinse was greater than in the forward-bent-posture sitting position. The muscle activity on M. trapezius during wipe and dry was also higher than in the sitting posture.
3) The muscle activity on M. triceps surae during shampoo increased more than rinse. The muscle activity on all muscles measured, particularly M. tapezius during wipe, increased more than for dry.
4) The region of muscle pain and fatigue experienced during the forward-bent-posture sitting position agreed with muscle loads measured by EMG.
Considerable muscle load was produced by the posture during shampooing hair in the forward-bent posture sitting position. The muscle load in each posture was increased further by the shampooing action. Consequently, it was suggested that for a more comfortable shampoo, it is important to do so with due consideration for the muscle loads.

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