Difference between revisions of "Companion"
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*4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]] | *4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] | In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, 18 April 2012
Etymology
Middle English compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from Latin com- + panis bread, food
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 : one that accompanies another : comrade, associate; also : one that keeps company with another
- 2 obsolete : rascal
- 3 a : one that is closely connected with something similar
- b : one employed to live with and serve another
- 4 : a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space
Description
In health care and caregiving, a companion, sitter, or private duty may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar professional who is hired to work with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and private homes, and their duties range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and observation.[1]
