bedpan
/ˈbedpæn/noun
उच्चारण बेड्पैन
बेडपैन, बिस्तर पर लेटे मरीज़ के मल-मूत्र के लिए बर्तन
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a container that a very ill person uses as a toilet while lying in bed
बेडपैन, बिस्तर पर लेटे मरीज़ के मल-मूत्र के लिए बर्तन
- The nurse brought a bedpan to the patient.
- Patients who cannot walk use a bedpan.
- Radhika washed the bedpan carefully after use.
+ 3 more examples
- The elderly patient needed a bedpan during the night.
- Hospitals provide a bedpan for bedridden patients.
- The attendant emptied the bedpan and cleaned it.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bedpan (countable noun)
A bedpan is a countable noun, a hospital item. The plural is bedpans.
'Bedpan' countable noun है, अस्पताल की एक वस्तु। इसका plural bedpans है।
- The nurse brought a bedpan to the patient.
- The ward has only four bedpans.
use / need / bring a bedpan
Use the verbs use, need, bring, clean and empty. The patient uses it; the nurse brings or empties it.
Use, need, bring, clean और empty क्रियाएँ इसके साथ आती हैं। मरीज़ इसे इस्तेमाल करता है; नर्स इसे लाती या खाली करती है।
- The patient cannot walk and needs a bedpan.
- The attendant emptied the bedpan and washed his hands.
on a bedpan
The preposition on is used for sitting on the pan.
Pan पर बैठने के लिए preposition 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was helped onto the bedpan by two nurses.
bedpan in the passive
In hospital notes the passive is common: the bedpan was changed, was sterilised.
अस्पताल के नोट्स में passive आम है: 'the bedpan was changed'।
- Each bedpan is sterilised after use.
- The bedpan was removed once the patient had finished.
+Collocations 5
verb + bedpan
usebringemptycleansterilise
- Staff must sterilise each bedpan after use.
adjective + bedpan
steelplasticcleandisposabledirty
- The hospital switched to disposable bedpans.
bedpan + noun
coverwasherdutyround
- The nurse started her bedpan round at eight.
patient + bedpan
bed-bound patientelderly patientpost-operative patient
- An elderly patient pressed the bell for a bedpan.
bedpan + preposition
under the bedbeside the bedon the trolleyin the cupboard
- The spare bedpans are kept in the cupboard beside the nurses' desk.
“More examples 8
- After the surgery, Radhika's grandfather had to use a bedpan for three days.
ऑपरेशन के बाद राधिका के दादा जी को तीन दिन bedpan का प्रयोग करना पड़ा।
- Nursing students learn how to give a bedpan with respect and care.
नर्सिंग के विद्यार्थी सीखते हैं कि bedpan सम्मान और सावधानी से कैसे दिया जाए।
- The nurse screened the bed before bringing the bedpan.
नर्स ने bedpan लाने से पहले बिस्तर के चारों ओर पर्दा लगा दिया।
- A bedpan should be washed with hot water and disinfectant.
Bedpan को गर्म पानी और disinfectant से धोना चाहिए।
- The ward attendants complained that there were not enough bedpans.
वार्ड कर्मचारियों ने शिकायत की कि पर्याप्त bedpan नहीं थे।
- Hospital staff must wear gloves when they handle a used bedpan.
अस्पताल कर्मचारियों को प्रयुक्त bedpan संभालते समय दस्ताने पहनने चाहिए।
- The relative rang the bell because the patient needed a bedpan urgently.
मरीज़ को तुरंत bedpan चाहिए था, इसलिए रिश्तेदार ने घंटी बजाई।
- Families of patients should call the nurse instead of moving the bedpan themselves.
मरीज़ों के परिजनों को bedpan स्वयं हटाने के बजाय नर्स को बुलाना चाहिए।
✓In the exam
Notes
Pronunciation: stress the first part, BED-pan.
Pronunciation: पहले हिस्से पर stress दें, BED-pan।