patient room

Room for hospitalized patients; it can be private (one bed), semiprivate (two beds) or common (more than two beds).

privacy curtain

Curtain used to separate one patient’s area from another’s or to provide privacy.

patient

Person who undergoes treatment, a medical examination or a surgical procedure.

resident

Graduate of medicine who does an apprenticeship of varying duration in a hospital as the final stage of medical training.

nurse

Holder of a degree in nursing, the nurse treats patients under the direction of the physician.

physician

Holder of a degree in medicine, the physician establishes the diagnosis and prescribes treatment and medication.

intravenous stand

Long metal rod with a hook that is supported by a base with casters; it is used to suspend a bag containing a solution that is slowly and continuously injected into the patient.

oxygen outlet

Device that supplies oxygen to a patient’s room.

bedside lamp

Adjustable light fixture secured to the wall at the head of the bed.

toilet

Plumbing fixture used to receive bodily waste; it has a bowl and a flusher.

shower

Sanitary fixture for washing the body under a spray of water.

bathroom

Room designed for personal hygiene; it is equipped with running water and sanitary fixtures.

patient’s chair

Chair for a patient or visitor.

overbed table

Table with casters and a tray that slides over the bed.

bedside table

Small table placed at the head of a bed; it might contain one or more drawers.

hospital bed

Bed with an articulated base, casters and bars.