I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hospital ward/room
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nurses working on hospital wards
isolation hospital/ward British English
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Scarlet fever victims had to go to the isolation hospital.
long-stay hospital/ward/bed etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
acute
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The upper floors will be for two 50 bed adult acute wards and accommodation.
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Polio patients in acute wards were seldom shielded from the deaths of others.
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But use of care programmes is patchy, not least because acute wards are under too much pressure to allow bed blocking.
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It will house short-stay patients, freeing beds in acute wards .
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Focus groups have been tried on acute wards with patients recuperating from operations who are able and willing to participate.
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In acute admission wards , plastic disposal bags may be used for self-abuse by suicidal patients.
casual
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The vagrants from the casual ward had disappeared at the sight of the policeman; the street was empty.
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The casual wards to be extended to accommodate about forty more men.
general
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She may be moved into a general ward soon.
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It has a 35-bed general ward that in an emergency can be expanded to 600 beds.
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The general wards were packed with acute cases and, although I received a sympathetic ear, no one really wanted to know.
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Often the weeks of isolation progressed to weeks on a general ward , then to more weeks of rehabilitation.
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You may come across central venous pressure lines on a general surgical ward .
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This summary is intended to be an Overview of the care a patient may receive whilst on a general surgical ward .
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Mr Stewart said it had been feared haematology in-patients would have to share a general medical ward while undergoing treatment in Darlington.
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But the father-of-five fought back to come off his life support machine and improve enough to be moved into a general ward .
geriatric
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I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards , where I sang and played to the old folk.
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Similarly within a hospital the culture of the accident and emergency department differs from the long-stay geriatric ward .
maternity
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It seems the merest flash since Jack and I were gingerly bringing home our own babies from the maternity wards .
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She kept busy in the maternity ward faxing lists back to the office.
medical
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Nurses who have already worked on medical wards will be familiar with many of these tests.
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Mr Stewart said it had been feared haematology in-patients would have to share a general medical ward while undergoing treatment in Darlington.
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There is a state-of-the-art cardiac resuscitation unit, much better than the one on the general medical wards .
psychiatric
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She was labeled mentally disturbed and put in the psychiatric ward of a small hospital without any administrative procedure.
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They transferred him to the psychiatric ward .
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Actually, this is the psychiatric ward .
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Officers came to the hospital and lined up inmates from the psychiatric ward .
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She checks herself into the psychiatric ward of our local hospital.
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By mistake I had been put through not to the hospital but to a psychiatric ward .
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Then they took me to Montefiore Hospital to the psychiatric ward .
surgical
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The pace of work on the surgical ward may appear to be extremely rapid.
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You may come across central venous pressure lines on a general surgical ward .
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Certain situations may be particularly worrying for nurses new to the surgical ward .
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This summary is intended to be an Overview of the care a patient may receive whilst on a general surgical ward .
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A high proportion of nursing actions on a surgical ward are directed towards the prevention of problems.
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Setting - Four surgical wards at two Sheffield hospitals.
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You may however see a chest drain on a general surgical ward .
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There seems to be no place for a dying person on the surgical wards .
■ NOUN
boss
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Joe Burke, ward boss and alderman, begat Edward Burke, ward boss and alderman.
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Paul Sheridan, ward boss and alderman, begat Paul Sheridan, alderman.
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Theodore Swinarski, ward boss , begat Donald Swinarski, alderman.
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David Hartigan begat Neil Hartigan, ward boss and chief park district attorney.
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Many of the Daley aldermen are ward bosses .
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Louis Garippo, ward boss , begat Louis Garippo, judge.
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Lewis had been the ward boss in name only, because white precinct captains ran the organization, including him.
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Service and favors, the staples of the precinct captain and his ward boss .
door
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Her father was standing by the ward doors , looking bemused.
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When the ward door opened I smelled that singed smell and heard that gnash of teeth.
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I hear noise at the ward door , off up the hall out of my sight.
hospital
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Hospices are clearly an improvement on hospital wards .
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She became familiar with maintaining a hospital ward .
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On the hospital wards , nurses have most physical contact with patients.
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They also discovered that the only place where potassium was available was on the hospital ward .
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The four children were brought in to see their new brother in the hospital ward .
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The film, which is based on the story of Peter Pan, will raise money for a children's hospital ward .
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The long passageway towards the platform was spotless, gleaming like a hospital ward .
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Hugh lay there dead in the hospital ward .
isolation
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This now serves, not only as guest accommodation, but also as an occasional isolation ward , study and music room.
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The isolation ward was already crowded with cases of other illnesses when the first five polio victims arrived in May.
labour
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The labour ward provides user-friendly notes for pregnant women, arising out of discussions with patients.
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Who got fathers into the labour wards ?
side
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He knew the hospital well enough to find the side ward without difficulty.
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More important was the backing of Frank Keenan, the county assessor and a far North Side ward boss.
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I waited in the office for an hour before she led me into a darkened side ward .
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She's through there, in that side ward . - Are you related though?
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Inside the little side ward the light had been switched on and the outside world looked almost black beyond the window.
sister
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The ward sister has up-to-date information, for example, the social worker's reports or changes in treatment.
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Indeed, in some hospitals, joint appointments of ward sister and teacher have been introduced.
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The ward sister and trained staff on the other hand may have forgotten the small incidents which cause anxiety in the learner.
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Philip stood helplessly while she talked to the ward sister and exerted her considerable authority to get the doctor called immediately.
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She had the right academic approach to nursing to make a first-class tutor, but not ward sister .
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The amount of time spent by ward sisters on teaching varies considerably.
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It might have been the ward sister or the staff nurse.
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I eventually tracked down the ward sister , who was wrestling with an intravenous drip that had collapsed.
staff
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This first discussion will demonstrate to the student the interest of the ward staff in her and in her progress.
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The ward staff should discuss the reasons behind the introduction of the learning programme.
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As well as encouraging her to apply general known principles, the ward staff also need to provide tuition and support.
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On the other hand, the ward staff should adopt a uniform standard and method throughout the hospital.
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This does not just mean interviews with a therapist, but also appropriate contact with nursing and other ward staff .
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This will help the ward staff to improve teaching content and methods.
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The students and her needs must be known to the ward staff if learning is to be effective.
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The ward staff should be aware of this problem and give extra support and supervision when necessary.
teaching
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She may also participate in the ward teaching , either at the bedside or by leading tutorial sessions.
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This follow-up is essential in ward teaching , but poor facilities often make it difficult to achieve without interruption.
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Everyone has a contribution to make to ward teaching and the student should take every possible opportunity to learn.
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These discussions take time but are essential to ward teaching .
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Our ward teaching rounds ended at four.
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Other specialists too, such as those in the paramedical field, may be involved in ward teaching .
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The ward teaching programme can be explained, and the learner shown the ward learning resources.
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So far, the personnel mentioned in relation to ward teaching are those with little or no specific preparation for it.
■ VERB
admit
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The patient, a fine girl of about twelve years old had been admitted unconscious to the ward .
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Previously patients were admitted to whichever ward had free beds.
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Fever patients were admitted to general wards .
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Mrs Fellows was admitted to the ward the day before her planned surgery.
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Only one ward had been opened then, and no more than six patients could be admitted .
move
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She may be moved into a general ward soon.
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But the father-of-five fought back to come off his life support machine and improve enough to be moved into a general ward .
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A total of 22 were moved into first-floor wards .
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Eventually she was moved on to the General ward .
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She'd seen the hostility in the woman's face and had her moved to another ward .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At the age of five, Jason became a ward of the state.
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Linda is a doctor in a ward for premature babies.
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When her baby was due, Barbara was admitted to the maternity ward of Mercy Hospital.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First he tried to oust Keenan as ward committeeman by running some one against him in the election for ward leadership.
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Jill was shaking down a thermometer as Lindsey walked on to the ward .
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The stuff they've been giving me in the ward was like a milk soup.
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There were twenty-nine other patients assigned to the ward , but they were all outdoors now, enjoying the day.
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You must have a majority to change the ward policy.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A strategy based simply upon warding off attack will be inadequate to guarantee its survival.
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Electric fences around sensitive areas and electrified human dummies have also had some effect, apparently warding off marauding tigers.
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He was very affected; he blinked rapidly as if warding off tears.
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If so, lacquer might also ward off shipworm.
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Indeed, warding off disruption is the principal property of complex systems.
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Nor have official bodies been able to ward off the most sinister threat.
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They became bossy, uncooperative, and hostile in their efforts to ward off depression.