Example sentences of "patients ' [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past they have been made implicitly by the providers , although general practitioners may have adjusted their referral patterns based on knowledge about their patients ' preferences and clinical practice in given hospitals . |
| 2 | maintaining a safe environment : patients ' problems and related nursing |
| 3 | Communicating : patients ' problems and related nursing |
| 4 | Discrimination learning is especially important for nursing practice as nurses are constantly faced with distinguishing between one set of conditions and another in the form of signs and symptoms , in the form of differences in kinds of equipment and their use , and in the form of differences in patients ' problems and needs . |
| 5 | It may mean that a neonatal intensive care unit , after careful reflection , rather than emotional appeals and ‘ shroud-waving ’ , may have to give way to a number of other services , relating , for example , to the mentally ill , all of which can be financed for the cost of one such unit , which , in combination , will facilitate a measure of improvement in the patients ' conditions and their integration into society . |
| 6 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 7 | For example , in this study the patients ' sex and the length of time since diagnosis were both significantly associated with glycaemic control , as were the treatment group and number of diabetes related events in the previous 10 years . |
| 8 | The old hospitals used to employ special patients ' monies officers whose sole job was to ensure that patients ' income and capital assets were administered for their benefit both while in hospital and on discharge . |
| 9 | In a recent report no difference was found between the effects of perindopril and nifedipine on patients ' microalbuminuria and blood pressure over one year . |
| 10 | In particular this investigation will assess the influence of the following on patients ' comprehension and recall ; |
| 11 | A disagreement over patients ' preparation and post-operational recovery regime resulted in Daniel leaving his father in 1763 to set up on his own at Ingatestone , Essex . |
| 12 | Only scattered signals were seen over sections from group C patients ' lungs or normal lungs . |
| 13 | None of the patients ' spouses or carer had been shown or told how to give the drops . |
| 14 | Above all , the hospitals actually impeded the patients ' treatment and rehabilitation because they were the object of contempt and fear in the eyes of many people in society — the high walls and isolation symbolizing that the hospitals held society 's rejects . |
| 15 | Adequacy of communication is an essential part of nursing , not only to reduce patients ' complaints but to permit nurses to comply with their professional duty to be accountable . |
| 16 | Self-help groups have also been started by carers themselves , many of which form a strong platform to campaign for improvements in health facilities , patients ' rights and benefits , public awareness and funds for research . |
| 17 | The system must operate so as to protect patients ' rights and ensure their civil liberties are not denied them |
| 18 | In spite of this , MIND ( the National Association for Mental Health ) is one of the most effective campaigning and advocacy organizations in Britain and was largely instrumental in achieving the refinements in the law which enhance patients ' rights and are embodied in the Mental Health Act of 1983 . |
| 19 | The next step is to safeguard these changes by formalizing patients ' rights and encouraging the development of self-advocacy movements . |
| 20 | The simple structured interview covered patients ' knowledge and previous use of contraceptives and knowledge of secondary methods of contraception to be used if failure of a primary method was suspected . |
| 21 | If they adopted that system which costs nothing you would avoid patients ' frustration and give the health service a better name . |
| 22 | Therefore , we must have a clear picture of the patients ' beliefs and attitudes towards life . |
| 23 | ‘ Not clinically indicated ’ : patients ' interests or resource allocation ? |
| 24 | Patients ' interests or resource allocation ? |
| 25 | Hospital administration can refuse patients access to their own money and this can cause immense damage to the patients ' dignity and self esteem . |
| 26 | They would work in groups to present the final plan , showing the patients ' needs and the nurses ' needs . |
| 27 | The huge investment in computers , staff , and administration has the potential to improve the health service by making it more responsive to patients ' needs and raising awareness of costs . |
| 28 | However , Koch argues that acceptability drives the rest : " the ability to provide any service which meets the patients ' needs or expectations , or is seen to make stupendous efforts towards this , will be a major quality predictor of success " ( Koch 1990 : 132 ) . |
| 29 | The study continued for a total of two years six months ( median two years ) , at the end of which the patients ' hospital and general practitioner notes were reviewed together with records of prompted clinical and eye reviews . |
| 30 | In fact , on the basis of general experience , as well as of Opren 's own clinical trials , the makers warned from the outset that special precautions were necessary if patients ' livers or kidneys were not working properly , or if they had stomach ulcers or intestinal damage . |