bed patient

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• patient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. invalid, case, victim; out or inpatient. See disease. adj. tolerant, indulgent, long suffering. See leniency, submission.Ant., impatient. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enduring without complaint] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• Bed management — is the allocation and provision of beds, especially in a hospital where beds in specialist wards are a scarce resource. [citation|title=An exploratory study of bed management|authors=Ruth Boaden, Nathan Proudlove, Melanie Wilson|journal=Journal… …   Wikipedia

• bed blocker — (BED blaw.kur) n. A chronically ill patient who uses a hospital bed for an extended period because they require long term care. Example Citation: Because no new long term care beds have been created in Ontario in the last 10 years, a bottle neck… …   New words

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• bed rest — n confinement of a sick person to bed * * * confinement of a patient to bed …   Medical dictionary

• bed-blocking — bedˈ blocking noun A situation in which a hospital patient, though fit, cannot vacate a bed because there is no aftercare available • • • Main Entry: ↑bed …   Useful english dictionary

• Patient safety and nursing — Nurses are knowledge workers whose main responsibility is to provide safe and effective care within constantly evolving health care systems. Nurses collaborate with one another, as well as doctors, aides and technicians, to provide holistic care… …   Wikipedia

• bed — 1. In anatomy, a base or structure that supports another structure. 2. A piece of furniture used for rest, recuperation, or treatment. b. of breast structures against which the posterior surface of the …   Medical dictionary

• Patient lift — A patient lift (sometimes hoist) is a mechanical device that is used in health care to transfer physically disabled patients. There are three basic types of patient lifts: mobile lifts, overhead lifts and sit to stand lifts. Today, overhead lifts …   Wikipedia

• Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …   Wikipedia

• bed — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bedd; akin to Old High German betti bed, Latin fodere to dig Date: before 12th century 1. a. a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep b. (1) a place of sex relations (2) marital… …   New Collegiate Dictionary