bed check
Definition
Noun: 1. A verification of presence in bed: An inspection, typically conducted at a scheduled time, to confirm that individuals (such as children, students in a dormitory, or patients in a hospital) are in their beds as required.
Usage
A "bed check" is a formal or routine verification. It is often performed by an authority figure like a parent, teacher, dorm supervisor, or nurse. - The camp counselor performs a bed check at 10 PM every night to ensure all campers are in their cabins. - After lights out, the nurse on duty will do a final bed check on the patients in the ward.
Advanced Usage
- "to conduct/carry out a bed check": This is the standard phrasing for performing this verification.
- The resident assistant is required to conduct a bed check every evening.
- "to fail a bed check": To be absent from one's bed during the scheduled inspection.
- Any student who fails a bed check will face disciplinary action.
Variants and Related Words
- Roll call: A process of calling out a list of names to record who is present. While similar in purpose (checking presence), a "roll call" is not specific to being in bed.
- Curfew check: A verification that individuals have returned to a designated place by a certain time, which may include but is not limited to being in bed.
Synonyms
- Dormitory check
- Lights-out inspection
- Nightly check
Related Phrases
- "All present and accounted for": A phrase often used to report the successful result of a check, including a bed check, indicating everyone is where they should be.
Noun
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a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
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