Example sentences of "[art] patients ' [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , we must have a clear picture of the patients ' beliefs and attitudes towards life . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | None of the patients ' spouses or carer had been shown or told how to give the drops . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | They would work in groups to present the final plan , showing the patients ' needs and the nurses ' needs . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The words ‘ do not resuscitate ’ would be added to their medical notes , and updated every 24 hours or whenever the patients ' condition or circumstances changed . |
| 12 | It is proposed to quantify the patients ' recovery and rehabilitation by measuring the oxygen intake required during a walk of 100 metres ten days after the operation . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | During the last six months , the Guild has spoken to a number of representatives of caterers , dieticians , nurses , doctors and , in particular , the Patients ' Association and the College of Health , and discovered that the quality of hospital food is highly variable . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Hospital administration can refuse patients access to their own money and this can cause immense damage to the patients ' dignity and self esteem . |
| 17 | The change in bone density did not correlate with the patients ' age or number of years after the menopause . |