bedpan
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Among the new finds are an anchor, glass bottles and a bedpan, according to a statement from the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
She reserved her deepest attention for the orderlies who came in to change her bedpan and her sheets.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2023
But after one of my colleagues said it looked like a bedpan, I just couldn’t unsee the resemblance.
From The Verge ● May 28, 2022
The curriculum covers the practical aspects of working in a nursing home: bed-making, catheter care, using a bedpan and transferring residents from a wheelchair to a bed.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022
She relieves herself in the bedpan at the foot of Madame Manec’s bed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Even as the labor market has softened, healthcare jobs have stayed plentiful: People spend on healthcare in good times and bad, and thus far, the ability to change bedpans and insert IVs hasn’t been automated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Ricky, 46, says he was routinely cursed and yelled at by an elderly client and has never been paid as much as minimum wage for changing bedpans and diapers, among other chores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
Today, she cannot do anything for herself, relies on bedpans and is unable to bathe, shower or dress herself.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022
Barraza has been known to empty bedpans when the housekeeper is too busy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
The students scoured, wiped and dried bedpans and bottles till they shone like dinner plates.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
