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дежурство (врача в больнице)

English translation: to do/work an on-call shift

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Russian term or phrase:дежурить (о враче в больнице)
English translation:to do/work an on-call shift
Entered by: Irene Woodhead

20:41 Mar 6, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Medical (general) / medical slang/colloquialisms
Russian term or phrase: дежурство (врача в больнице)
Hello,

I have a few bits of medical slang in a general-interest text, so maybe you could be so kind to help me with them, please? It's about a young medical student:

Поначалу я дежурила чуть ли не через день, была лучшей среди ординаторов.

How would you say this "дежурила чуть ли не через день", please? Obviously, one needs to know how they call these things between themselves :-)

Thank you very much!
Irene Woodhead
Local time: 23:32
on call virtually/almost every other day
Explanation:
With regard to doctors/residents/interns the phrase is 'on call.'

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-03-06 20:45:40 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="the doctor was on call...

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-03-06 21:09:28 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ei=LJCxSZXICdWDtwe319DEBw...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="on call doctor&btnG=Se...

Glance through some of those links, you'll see for yourself that 'on call' means actual physical presence at a hospital. And it's the standard colloquial term. Watch a show called 'Scrubs' and you'll be blasting medical lingo left and right.
Selected response from:

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 17:32
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Mark, Marina and all you guys! With respect to Anna, of course I knew the word "shift" all along -- the problem for me was the expression itself and how to adapt it to the sentence. I showed it to an actual doctor, and she approved of Mark and Marina's version.

Thank you so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9on call virtually/almost every other day
Mark Berelekhis
3 +3duty, to be on duty
M.D. (X)
4 +1shift
Anna Fominykh
4attendance
Alexander Ryshow
4I had (hospital) turns just about every other day
Michael Korovkin
3barely missing a day of duty
Serg Yefimov


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
duty, to be on duty


Explanation:
to be on duty almost every other day

M.D. (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 564

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Moskowitz
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Michael!
agree  erika rubinstein
20 mins
agree  Ellen Kraus
27 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
attendance


Explanation:


Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 79
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
on call virtually/almost every other day


Explanation:
With regard to doctors/residents/interns the phrase is 'on call.'

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 mins (2009-03-06 20:45:40 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="the doctor was on call...

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-03-06 21:09:28 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ei=LJCxSZXICdWDtwe319DEBw...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="on call doctor&btnG=Se...

Glance through some of those links, you'll see for yourself that 'on call' means actual physical presence at a hospital. And it's the standard colloquial term. Watch a show called 'Scrubs' and you'll be blasting medical lingo left and right.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 17:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Mark, Marina and all you guys! With respect to Anna, of course I knew the word "shift" all along -- the problem for me was the expression itself and how to adapt it to the sentence. I showed it to an actual doctor, and she approved of Mark and Marina's version.

Thank you so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
0 min
  -> Thank you, Mikhail.
agree  Jack Doughty
1 min
  -> Thank you, Jack.
disagree  Anna Fominykh: "on call" means doctor is not nessecary at the hospital, but should be available by calling him/her, hence "on call"
3 mins
  -> In a private practice, yes. In a hospital setting, 'on call' implies physical presence: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=39965
agree  Marina Aleyeva: An on-call shift is a continuous shift at the hospital allowing for little to no sleep http://www.bronxmedicalmalpracticelawyers.com/Medical-Malpra...
38 mins
  -> Common sense at last! Thank you, Marina.
agree  James McVay
41 mins
  -> Thank you, James.
agree  Denis Akulov
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Denis.
agree  protolmach
1 hr
  -> Thank you, protolmach.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Tatiana.
agree  Eric Candle: as in 'available for use' or 'at the service of'
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Eric.
agree  GaryG
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gary.
agree  Mikhail Korolev: With you and Marina.
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thank you, klp.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shift


Explanation:
could be night shift, for example

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Note added at 32 mins (2009-03-06 21:14:11 GMT)
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From the link provided
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=39965...
I can see no proof of a physical presence. Doctors are usually "on call" on weekends, as it is stated in the example, provided in the link. Moreover I do have close friends who are once a month or so are "on call" on weekends, they just don't go on weekend trips, stay in the area and are ready to respond immediately, when called.

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Note added at 37 mins (2009-03-06 21:18:48 GMT)
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I don't know why the animosity in " You didn't bother to read the asker's context.". I think that you are jumping to quick conclusion about other people, not very professional. I did read the context, and young students are not very likely to be "on call", they are usually "worked to death" right at the hospitals. In fact there was a new regulation that they should not work more than 80 hours a week.

Anna Fominykh
United States
Local time: 16:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Onishko
0 min
  -> Spasibo!
agree  Alexander Pravko
17 mins
  -> Spasibo!
disagree  Mark Berelekhis: Doesn't work in this context, as you can have two 12-hour shifts back to back. ++ You didn't bother to read the asker's context.
20 mins
  -> It does not mean, that "it does not work". I personally know people who work like this, 12-hour shifts back to back
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I had (hospital) turns just about every other day


Explanation:
don't fight, guys!

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 23:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mark Berelekhis: Honestly, this deserves a disagree. You don't take 'turns' at a hospital, though 'just about' is a nice conversational touch. ++ I'd like to believe so, for your sake.
3 mins
  -> Well, I did! In Canada and in Italy. Was even paid "on the turn basis"... yes and not as a cleaner either but as medical stuff. How strange: must've been dreaming.
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
barely missing a day of duty


Explanation:
he worked like a convict most of his adult life and never complained about it, barely missing a day.

Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 16
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