jourhavande
Jourhavande is a Swedish term used as both adjective and noun to describe a person who is on duty or on call, typically outside normal office hours. It is commonly attached to professions that require availability for emergencies or urgent matters, such as healthcare, law enforcement, and public administration.
The word is a compound of jour (from French, referring to a shift or a day of
Usage typically appears in phrases like jourhavande läkare (on-call doctor), jourhavande sjuksköterska (on-call nurse), jourhavande polis
Relation to other terms: jourhavande is not identical to vakthavande (on guard or on watch). Jourhavande emphasizes