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Nursing vocabulary · Ward Routines and Handover

Check on

Meaning in nursing, with examples

phrasal verbCore term

In nursing, check on means: To go and see someone, or look at something, to make sure they are all right or that nothing has changed.

In Turkish: bakmak, kontrol etmek, durumuna göz atmak

How it is used

Used constantly on the ward: 'I'll check on her in ten minutes', 'Can you check on bed 5? He was confused earlier.' 'Check in on' is also common. In the notes nurses write 'patient checked hourly' or 'regular checks'.

Example sentences

  1. I'll check on Mr Öztürk after I've finished the drug round.

  2. The night staff checked on her every hour and she slept well.

Common collocations

  • check on a patient
  • check on someone regularly
  • go and check on
  • check in on
  • keep an eye onTo watch someone or something regularly and carefully so that you notice quickly if anything changes or goes wrong.
  • shiftA fixed period of work, such as day, evening or night, after which another group of staff takes over.
  • call bellA button by a patient's bed or in the bathroom that the patient presses to call a nurse for help.
  • observationsIn nursing, the regular set of measurements taken from a patient, mainly the vital signs, and sometimes other checks such as pain or level of consciousness.

More terms: Ward Routines and Handover

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