Patient

Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

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Famous quotes containing the word patient:

    “The pallor of girl’s brows shall be their pall;
    Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
    And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.”
    —Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

    “The horses show him nobler powers;
    O patient eyes, courageous hearts!”
    —Julian Grenfell (1888–1915)

    “This life is a hospital in which each patient is obsessed with the desire to change beds.”
    —Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)