bedsides
Where lamps sit
Bedsides is the plural of bedside—the area immediately next to a bed.
The word appears most often in medical contexts, where caregivers move between patients' bedsides: Nurses visited dozens of bedsides during their shifts.
A bedside manner is how a doctor interacts with patients.
Purposeful sleepless observances
- nursesMedical care professionals
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- monitorsTracks or displays
charts · vitals · doctors · care · waking · watching · families · hospitals
Flat-topped furniture pieces
- lampsElectric light holders
- nightstandsFurniture beside sleeping spots
- clocksInstruments displaying hours
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
cabinets · shelves · glasses · books · phones · medications · tissues · coasters
Way of behaving
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- companionshipState of having company
- sittingBeing in seated posture
nursing · tending · soothing · reassuring · supporting · comforting · watching · devoted
vigils
Purposeful sleepless observances
- nursesMedical care professionals
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
monitors · charts · vitals · doctors · care · waking · watching · families · hospitals · clinicians
tables
Flat-topped furniture pieces
- lampsElectric light holders
- nightstandsFurniture beside sleeping spots
- clocksInstruments displaying hours
drawers · cabinets · shelves · glasses · books · phones · medications · tissues · coasters · reading
manner
Way of behaving
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- companionshipState of having company
sitting · nursing · tending · soothing · reassuring · supporting · comforting · watching · devoted · attentive
- bedside tableSmall furniture near pillow
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- bedside lampNightstand illumination fixture
- bedside careMedical attention at patient's location
- bedside vigilWatchful presence near the ill