Example sentences of "[prep] [art] patients ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They are often sited in very desirable locations : mental hospitals , in particular , such as the former county asylums which sprung up after the Lunacy Act of 1847 , are located on the outskirts of towns , in landscaped grounds thoughtfully planned for the patients ' well-being . |
2 | As long ago as 1978 , the Scottish Hospital Advisory Service reported from observation visits to long-stay hospitals throughout Scotland that even when adjustable beds were provided , they were frequently found at a height too high for the patients ' safety and unfortunately , this is often still true . |
3 | We analysed the dose-response relation with adjustment for the patients ' age at first intercourse and lifetime number of sexual partners . |
4 | He has calmly continued to assert the nursing voice , adroitly altering the popular subservient image of the nurse to one of deep political and personal conscientiousness as the patients ' advocate and closest ally . |
5 | As the Patients ' Association noted , the Charter was an important step in enabling patients to speak up for themselves as individuals outside the organisational framework of DHAs acting as " champions of the people " and GPs as the patient 's agent . |
6 | But most of the patients ' notes are marked ‘ Not for Resus ’ ! |
7 | Using this technique , he often traced the symptoms back to the early years of the patients ' life . |
8 | Therefore , we must have a clear picture of the patients ' beliefs and attitudes towards life . |
9 | That the Code is a statement to the profession of the primacy of the patients ' interests . |
10 | None of the patients ' spouses or carer had been shown or told how to give the drops . |
11 | Dreams seemed to provide a royal road to the understanding of the patients ' subconscious . |
12 | Linda Lamont , director of the Patients ' Association , added : ‘ Anybody can put up a brass plate and claim to be a doctor in the private sector . |
13 | Fourthly , general practitioners are the most logical agent of the patients ' demands . |
14 | People within the health and social services had been aware for years of the patients ' accusations , but nothing was done . |
15 | Did the nurse show understanding of the patients ' needs ? |
16 | Having taken account of the patients ' needs , has management distributed the workload as evenly as possible across the 24 hours for each patient area ? |
17 | The 90 recommendations of the inquiry included the phasing out of seclusion , better staff training and the setting up of a patients ' advocacy service . |
18 | The overall prevalence of simple renal cysts was 17.2% ( n=263 ) , the prevalence , number , and maximum diameter increasing progressively with the patients ' age ( p<0.001 ) . |
19 | The change in bone density did not correlate with the patients ' age or number of years after the menopause . |
20 | Staff shortages , combined with the patients ' helplessness and their invisibility from the general public ( few visitors come to these wards ) , make it easy for private toileting or modesty to be ignored and emotional lives denied . |
21 | Furthermore , most 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin dose schedules have a high incidence of severe gastrointestinal side effects and may thus interfere with the patients ' quality of life , one of the most important aspects to be considered in palliative treatment . |
22 | Reversal of hypotension with intravenous therapy leads to positive fluid balance and weight gain as the administered fluids leak into the patients ' tissues . |
23 | However , as elsewhere in this book , details of each case , including the patients ' names , have been modified in order to ensure anonymity . |
24 | They must keep accurate records , but the requirements of confidentiality may necessitate keeping some disclosures from the patients ' doctors . |
25 | It was to take the information from the patients ' records , their age , diagnosis , treatment etc . |
26 | It remains unanswered from the patients ' point of view . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | Following such treatment , there was a significant change in the numbers of these organisms in the patients ' bowels and this change could last for many weeks or months , during which time the patient continued to improve . |
29 | Nothing has been left out , from the temperature in the staff locker room ( at 16°C , 5°C less than that in the examination rooms ) to the number of changes of air per hour in the patients ' lavatories ( two ! ) . |
30 | Nevertheless , a preliminary report suggests that they remain patent longer than plastic stents , produce a more rapid decrease in the patients ' jaundice , and are associated with a lower incidence of early cholangitis . |