medical ward

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicalandward

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medical
adjective
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
related to the treatment of illness ...
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ward
noun[C]
uk
/wɔːd/
us
/wɔːrd/
one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds ...
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(Definition ofmedicalandwardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In some patients with dementia, troublesome symptoms such as wandering, agitation or aggression may not be manageable in the context of themedicalward.
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Screening for delirium on a generalmedicalward: the tachistoscope and a global accessibility rating.
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However, for stroke unit and generalmedicalwardpatients, hospital care was cheaper than home-based rehabilitation.
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When a new procedure is assessed, the chief of amedicalwardis more frequently authorized to make adoption decisions.
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In this case, the final decision is made after negotiations between the head of themedicalwardor the division chief and the hospital's medical directorship.
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Themedicalwardcaters for both male and female patients; both have to use the same ward conveniences.
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In themedicalward, we talked to several of the nurses.
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That had to be done on themedicalwardtwo floors up.
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If the patient is a medical case, he goes into themedicalward, and if a surgical case into the surgical ward.
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An acute ward is amedicalwardtaking the range of medical admissions.
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This will provide more surgical and medical beds at the latter hospital where a newmedicalwardhas been completed.
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I shall never forget working on an acutemedicalwardwith a student on her very first day.
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If then amedicalwardis closed, does the medical staff for the remaining wards continue to be employed to the best advantage?
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For example, staff from the accident and emergency department, the transit ward and themedicalward have now been trained to assess patients with possible psychiatric conditions.
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She was treated in the prison'smedicalward, and authorities didn't release more specific details.
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It consists of amedicalward, a surgical ward, a pediatric ward, and an obstetrics and gynecology ward.
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The women awake in a makeshiftmedicalward.
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As stated, old age psychiatrists are best placed to address the specific problems of elderly patients on general medical wards.
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Complications of enteric fever encountered in medical wards.
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The few studies which have compared therapy provision on rehabilitation and general medical wards provide no support for the simple notion that intensive rehabilitation equates to intensive therapy.
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