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intentional rounding

noun

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The regular, structured checking of patients to address comfort, pain, position, and personal needs.

During intentional rounding I check the four Ps: pain, position, personal needs, and placement.

Similar: comfort rounds

Topic: Nursing care in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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