Bathroom privileges refers to the rules or the possibility of the use of a toilet. Most commonly, the term is used in the following settings:
- In schools, it refers to permission for students to leave the classroom during lessons. Often this is associated with certain regulations, such as usage of the hall pass.
- As a doctor's prescription, it refers to permission for a patient to use the facilities. This may be due to a medical condition requiring bed rest (e.g. high-risk pregnancy),[1] or the avoidance of certain defecation postures (e.g. sitting or squatting)[2] Still another example is "BRP for bowel movement only". On the other hand, if a patient has a communicable disease, the physician may wish to restrict the chances of it spreading by disallowing them from using the shared toilet on the ward.
- At some workplaces, it refers to formal rules, e.g. the number and the duration of the usage of the bathroom.[3]
References
edit- ^ Maloni, Judith A.; Cohen, Arnold W.; Kane, Janet H. (1998). "Prescription of Activity Restriction to Treat High-Risk Pregnancies". Journal of Women's Health. 7 (3): 351–358. doi:10.1089/jwh.1998.7.351. PMID 9580915.
- "Despite side effects, bed rest still common for high-risk pregnancy". University of Wisconsin–Madison (Press release). June 10, 1998.
- ^ Galanti | Cultural Diversity in Healthcare
- ^ "The agreement covers everything from cigarette breaks to bathroom privileges"—describing a racetrack labor union contract in: T. D. Thornton (2007). Not by a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track. ISBN 1-58648-449-4.