gardes couchees
English translation: on-call rooms
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| French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - International Org/Dev/Coop / improving hospital services in Africa | |||||||
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| 3 | work in "on-call rooms" |
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| 3 | in-house nurse(s), available at all hours |
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work in "on-call rooms" Explanation: I don't know what you call the "garde", but maybe you could work in "on-call rooms" to make it clear the people ARE entitled to sleep if they get the chance. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1640128.htm The recent action by the Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust of padlocking doctors’ on-call rooms and charging for their use has brought to the fore the issue of rest periods during new full-shift patterns. [ ... ] Many Trusts have taken the standpoint that as other healthcare shift workers, such as nurses, do not have on-call or rest-rooms, there is no reason why they should be available for doctors. http://www.aagbi.org/gat/gatpage/docs/2004/december04.pdf Rest when you can, whether this is lying down in the on-call room, reading a novel, or going to the mess [ ... ] If you have to commute home a significant distance, consider requesting an on-call room and putting up with life in the hospital for a week http://careerfocus.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7521/172-a/D... |
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in-house nurse(s), available at all hours Explanation: I think they want to say something like : infirmière de garde ( Not "Médecin de garde") couchée :):) (et)disponibles sur place I have heard people calling a night shift nurse "une garde", or "une gardienne " not the usual meaning of the word |
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