discharge+a+patient

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• patient — I adj. patient in; with II n. 1) to cure; handle; treat a patient 2) to discharge a patient (from a hospital) 3) an ambulatory; cardiac; comatose; hospital; mental; private patient * * * [ peɪʃ(ə)nt] cardiac comatose handle hospital …   Combinatory dictionary

• discharge — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descharger, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin dis + Late Latin carricare to load more at charge Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a. unload …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Discharge — The flow of fluid from part of the body such as the nose or vagina. * * * 1. That which is emitted or evacuated, as an excretion or a secretion. 2. The activation or firing of a neuron. after d. afterdischarge. early d. d. of a woman and the… …   Medical dictionary

• Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… …   Wikipedia

• Discharge — in the context to expel or to let go may refer to: A military discharge, issued when a member of the armed forces is released from service Termination of employment, the end of an employee s duration with an employer A patient discharge, the… …   Wikipedia

• discharge — [dis chärj′; ] also, & for n., usually [ dis′chärj΄] vt. discharged, discharging [ME dischargen < OFr descharger < VL * discarricare, to unload < L dis , from + carrus, wagon, CAR1] 1. to relieve of or release from something that burdens …   English World dictionary

• Patient — For the state of being, see Patience. For other uses, see Patient (disambiguation). A patient having his blood pressure taken by a physician. A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need… …   Wikipedia

• Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …   Wikipedia

• discharge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of discharging; thing discharged ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ nasal, vaginal, etc. ▪ industrial, sewage, waste …   Collocations dictionary

• patient — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ AIDS, cancer, cardiac, diabetic, heart, etc. ▪ surgical, transplant ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Patient administration system — A patient administration system is one of the earliest components of a hospital computer system which records the patient s name, home address, date of birth and each contact with the outpatient department or admission and discharge …   Wikipedia