Jun 26, 2007 00:09
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English term
Ward
English
Medical
Medical (general)
British vs American English
Could it be that "ward" is more common in BE than in AE? In AE, apart from Maternity ward, are the rest of the departments, known as ... departments, units?
Another thought was, that "ward" is often used to refer TO a ward. But the ward in question is then CALLED a department/unit etc.
It's actually not a "difficult word" to translate as such (German-English) but I'm wondering if there's a way of being sure about this and similar terms - apart from actually phoning a hospital in the States or the UK
Thanks
Another thought was, that "ward" is often used to refer TO a ward. But the ward in question is then CALLED a department/unit etc.
It's actually not a "difficult word" to translate as such (German-English) but I'm wondering if there's a way of being sure about this and similar terms - apart from actually phoning a hospital in the States or the UK
Thanks
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| 4 | department |
Caroline Moreno
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| 5 +1 | ward is ok |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | often several wards in a unit or dept |
Sheila Wilson
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| 4 | for info |
Ken Cox
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Caroline Moreno
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While "ward" would be technically correct, the more common AE usage these days is "department". There is also "center", as in Cancer Center, or in some cases "division," usually for a larger department. As for ward, there's also the psych ward, the place they might send you if you spend too much time working and not enough time resting (haha!).
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David Hollywood
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ward is ok
Armory Square Hospital, Ward K These are patients in Ward K at Armory Square hospital in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Related Categories: ...
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I have lived in the UK and the States and I'm sure that ward is ok in both locations
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TO MOVE FREELY ON A HOSPITAL WARD. Staff have a number of methods to limit the ... 294 Washington Street, Suite 320. Boston, MA 02108. (617) 338-2345 ...
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I'm a UK national so just to be 100% maybe wait to hear from US nationals :)
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Washington's hospital facilities were at first non-existent. ... Alcott worked as a nurse in a Georgetown hotel whose ballroom was used as a hospital ward. ...
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www.picturehistory.com/find/p/8919/mcms.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-06-26 00:14:36 GMT)
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I have lived in the UK and the States and I'm sure that ward is ok in both locations
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-26 00:15:23 GMT)
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TO MOVE FREELY ON A HOSPITAL WARD. Staff have a number of methods to limit the ... 294 Washington Street, Suite 320. Boston, MA 02108. (617) 338-2345 ...
www.m-power.org/the_rights_of_adults_to_move_freely_on_a_ho... - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-06-26 00:17:05 GMT)
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I'm a UK national so just to be 100% maybe wait to hear from US nationals :)
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-06-26 00:19:00 GMT)
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Washington's hospital facilities were at first non-existent. ... Alcott worked as a nurse in a Georgetown hotel whose ballroom was used as a hospital ward. ...
www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=113 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
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Mihaela Ghiuzeli
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I couldn't say whether 'ward' is more common in the UK than in NA, but it's certainly not uncommon in NA. However, you should use the term that fits the specific meaning.
I couldn't say whether 'ward' is more common in the UK than in NA, but it's certainly not uncommon in NA. However, you should use the term that fits the specific meaning.
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| Thanks for the link! I did run a search before asking, but this particular discussion didn't show up. |
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Sheila Wilson
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often several wards in a unit or dept
I don't know about NA usages but certainly in the UK ward is the name for a room where patients are accommodated - anything from 2 to very many patients can occupy the same ward. A unit or department is used for a discipline (if that's the right word) and doesn't necessarily have a 1-1 correlation with ward. EG the maternity unit may have 60 patients in 6 wards. Each ward has a number, a letter or often (to give a more 'human' touch) a name eg "She's in Florence Nightingale ward of the ENT department"
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