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HOSPITAL WORKER [10 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2022-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental service worker-hospital
1, record 1, English, environmental%20service%20worker%2Dhospital
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ESW - hospital 1, record 1, English, ESW%20%2D%20hospital
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- préposé à l'entretien ménager - hôpital
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27entretien%20m%C3%A9nager%20%2D%20h%C3%B4pital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- préposée à l'entretien ménager - hôpital 1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20l%27entretien%20m%C3%A9nager%20%2D%20h%C3%B4pital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2022-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- central service room worker-hospital
1, record 2, English, central%20service%20room%20worker%2Dhospital
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- travailleur de service central de distribution - hôpital
1, record 2, French, travailleur%20de%20service%20central%20de%20distribution%20%2D%20h%C3%B4pital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- travailleuse de service central de distribution - hôpital 1, record 2, French, travailleuse%20de%20service%20central%20de%20distribution%20%2D%20h%C3%B4pital
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-07-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legal aid worker
1, record 3, English, legal%20aid%20worker
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
How do I apply for legal aid?... If you qualify financially and have a legal issue that we cover, we will help pay for a lawyer to represent you. You can apply by :... asking a legal aid worker, if you are in jail or a detention centre; asking a rights’ advisor or patient advocate, if you are in a hospital... 1, record 3, English, - legal%20aid%20worker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- auxiliaire de l'aide juridique
1, record 3, French, auxiliaire%20de%20l%27aide%20juridique
masculine and feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-10-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Security
- Operations (Air Forces)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- air raid precautions worker
1, record 4, English, air%20raid%20precautions%20worker
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the death of an air raid precautions worker is attributable to war service injury or where at the time of death such worker was in receipt of a pension..., and where the estate has not sufficient assets to pay the expenses of the burial, the Minister may, if the worker was not an in-patient under treatment in a hospital operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, direct the payment of an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars in respect of those expenses. 2, record 4, English, - air%20raid%20precautions%20worker
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Sécurité
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- engagé de la défense passive
1, record 4, French, engag%C3%A9%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20passive
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- engagée de la défense passive 2, record 4, French, engag%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20passive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le décès d'un engagé de la défense passive est attribuable à une blessure de service de guerre ou que, lors du décès, cet engagé recevait une pension [...] et que l'actif de sa succession n'est pas suffisant pour acquitter les frais d'inhumation, le ministre peut, si l'engagé n'était pas hospitalisé pour traitement dans un hôpital dirigé par le ministère des Anciens combattants, prescrire le paiement d'un montant maximal de cent dollars pour de tels frais. 3, record 4, French, - engag%C3%A9%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20passive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-02-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paramedical Staff
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nurse
1, record 5, English, nurse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the worker who provides the most skilled nursing care in the hospital or community and makes decisions-in consultation with the other members of the health team or independently-based on scientific, clinical and management principles. 2, record 5, English, - nurse
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4). 3, record 5, English, - nurse
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Personnel para-médical
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- infirmière
1, record 5, French, infirmi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- infirmier 2, record 5, French, infirmier
correct, masculine noun
- inf. 3, record 5, French, inf%2E
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui, ayant suivi des études professionnelles de base, est apte et habilitée à assumer l'ensemble des soins infirmiers que requièrent la promotion de la santé, la prévention de la maladie et les soins aux malades. 4, record 5, French, - infirmi%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Personal paramédico
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermera
1, record 5, Spanish, enfermera
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- enfermero 2, record 5, Spanish, enfermero
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Profesional de la salud que se encarga del cuidado directo y la atención de los enfermos en el hospital o en su domicilio. 2, record 5, Spanish, - enfermera
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Existen muchas especialidades de la enfermería, como sanitarista, nutrición o instrumentista de cirugía. 2, record 5, Spanish, - enfermera
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-01-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Paramedical Staff
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- almoner
1, record 6, English, almoner
see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Chiefly British] A hospital social worker. 1, record 6, English, - almoner
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name almoner was ... used for a hospital official who interviewed prospective patients, and was later applied to the officials who were responsible for patient welfare and after care. 1, record 6, English, - almoner
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Personnel para-médical
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- assistant social des hôpitaux
1, record 6, French, assistant%20social%20des%20h%C3%B4pitaux
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- assistant médico-social 1, record 6, French, assistant%20m%C3%A9dico%2Dsocial
masculine noun
- assistant médicosocial 2, record 6, French, assistant%20m%C3%A9dicosocial
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
médicosocial : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 6, French, - assistant%20social%20des%20h%C3%B4pitaux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Social Problems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- potentially abusive parent
1, record 7, English, potentially%20abusive%20parent
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- high-risk parent 2, record 7, English, high%2Drisk%20parent
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parent who is at risk of abusing his children. 3, record 7, English, - potentially%20abusive%20parent
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hawaii's Healthy Start program, funded by the state, intervenes from day one. A case worker interviews new parents in the hospital shortly after their baby is born. The aim is to identify parents at risk of abusing their children : teen mothers, alcoholics, drug users, welfare recipients, or people who have been themselves abused, either by their own parents or their spouses.... Without intervention, some 20% of high-risk parents can be expected to mistreat their children.... 4, record 7, English, - potentially%20abusive%20parent
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- parent susceptible de maltraiter
1, record 7, French, parent%20susceptible%20de%20maltraiter
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce projet est destiné aux parents isolés à risque élevé (des parents d'enfants d'âge préscolaire qui ont été identifiés par les travailleurs de la protection de l'enfance comme étant particulièrement susceptibles de négliger ou de maltraiter leurs enfants). 2, record 7, French, - parent%20susceptible%20de%20maltraiter
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología de la familia
- Problemas sociales
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- padres susceptibles de maltratar
1, record 7, Spanish, padres%20susceptibles%20de%20maltratar
proposal, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se refiere a los progenitores o padres adoptivos que podrían incurrir en negligencia o maltrato contra sus hijos. 1, record 7, Spanish, - padres%20susceptibles%20de%20maltratar
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Según la opinión de algunos expertos en la materia, el hecho de que una mujer primeriza haya practicado un aborto parece cambiar la relación que ésta establece con hijos de embarazos subsiguientes, ya que el dolor que esconde afecta de alguna manera a los hijos nacidos posteriormente y los hace más susceptibles al maltrato y a la negligencia de los padres. 1, record 7, Spanish, - padres%20susceptibles%20de%20maltratar
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-02-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Social Problems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- potentially abusive
1, record 8, English, potentially%20abusive
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- likely to abuse 2, record 8, English, likely%20to%20abuse
correct
- at risk 3, record 8, English, at%20risk
correct, see observation
- potential 4, record 8, English, potential
correct, see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The best place to begin is at the beginning of a child's life. Hawaii's Healthy Start program... intervenes from day one. A case worker interviews new parents in the hospital shortly after their baby is born. The aim is to identify parents at risk of abusing their children... 5, record 8, English, - potentially%20abusive
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
We are all potential perpetrators. 6, record 8, English, - potentially%20abusive
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"At risk" and "potential" may be applied to either the vulnerable person or to the "potentially abusive" offender. Furthermore, "at risk" may be used as an adjective (in which case it is placed before the noun and hyphenated) or as a phrase (that is placed after the noun). 2, record 8, English, - potentially%20abusive
Record 8, Key term(s)
- at-risk
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- susceptible de
1, record 8, French, susceptible%20de
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- à risques 2, record 8, French, %C3%A0%20risques
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comme leur équivalent anglais «at risk», les termes français «à risques» et «susceptible de» s'appliquent aussi bien aux victimes potentielles qu'aux agresseurs en puissance. 3, record 8, French, - susceptible%20de
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1990-09-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Paramedical Staff
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hospital tray carrier 1, record 9, English, hospital%20tray%20carrier
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The respondent found irregular employment in seasonal, temporary and labour oriented jobs as a warehouseman, dock worker, delivery man, landscaper and hospital tray carrier. 1, record 9, English, - hospital%20tray%20carrier
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Personnel para-médical
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- préposé aux chariots de service
1, record 9, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20aux%20chariots%20de%20service
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- préposée aux chariots de service 1, record 9, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9e%20aux%20chariots%20de%20service
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tray carrier/chariot de service: Dans un hôpital ou un avion, voiture qui sert à transporter les plateaux contenant les repas, les médicaments, etc. 2, record 9, French, - pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20aux%20chariots%20de%20service
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tray handler-hospitals. 3, record 9, French, - pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20aux%20chariots%20de%20service
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Préposé au service des cabarets-hôpitaux. 4, record 9, French, - pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20aux%20chariots%20de%20service
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- hospital worker 1, record 10, English, hospital%20worker
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- travailleur d'hôpital 1, record 10, French, travailleur%20d%27h%C3%B4pital
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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