bedpan

Example Sentences

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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

Her mother had been bedridden for months, refusing to seek medical treatment: “That explained the bedpan and pee pads on the floor next to her bed.”

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021

She’s sleeping and I feel bad making her get up to bring me the bedpan.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar