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bed·pan (bdpn)
n.
A metal, glass, or plastic receptacle for the urinary and fecal discharges of persons confined to bed.

bedpan [bed´pan″]
a shallow vessel used for defecation or urination by patients confined to bed.
fracture bedpan a waste collection receptacle that is not as deep as a regular bedpan, utilized for patients in traction in order to disturb alignment as little as possible.


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They empty bedpans, make beds, help patients get out of bed into a wheelchair, help patients eat if necessary, brush patients' teeth, and do other tasks which make patients clean and comfortable.
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