sick calls
Phoning in unwell
Sick calls are routine medical appointments in military or institutional settings where personnel report minor illnesses or injuries.
In the military, sick call is a designated time when soldiers can see medical staff for non-emergency complaints: He went to sick call for his sore throat.
The term also appears in prisons and similar institutions.
Separately, a sick call in Catholic practice is a priest's visit to administer sacraments to someone seriously ill or dying.
Identification of illness
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
appointment · patient · treatment · prescription · triage · examination · fever · illness
Institutional clergy member
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
absolution · communion · visitation · deathbed · prayer · ministry · bedside · comfort
Record of who's present
- musterAssemble for inspection
- rosterList of members
- duty rosterWork assignment schedule
- morning reportEarly workday status update
formation · absentee · malingering · excused · unfit for duty · light duty · quarters · barracks
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- caringShowing kind concern
- concernTroubled interest in something
- supportTo uphold or sustain
comfort · kindness · understanding · consolation · warmth · nurturing · bedside manner · reassurance
diagnosis
Identification of illness
clinic · appointment · patient · treatment · prescription · triage · examination · fever · illness · infection
chaplain
Institutional clergy member
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
sacrament · absolution · communion · visitation · deathbed · prayer · ministry · bedside · comfort · dying
attendance
Record of who's present
- musterAssemble for inspection
- rosterList of members
- duty rosterWork assignment schedule
morning report · formation · absentee · malingering · excused · unfit for duty · light duty · quarters · barracks · commanding officer
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- caringShowing kind concern
- concernTroubled interest in something
support · comfort · kindness · understanding · consolation · warmth · nurturing · bedside manner · reassurance · tenderness
- parish lifeSunday mass, confession, baptisms, weddings, funerals
- pastoral visitshome visits, hospital visits, bedside visits, hospice visits, nursing home visits
- ministrypreaching, pastoral care, teaching, chaplaincy, youth ministry
sick callsclocking in
Recording work arrival
reporting for duty · showing up · attendance · punching in · perfect attendance
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