| disease transmission, patient-to-professional | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease transmission, professional-to-patient | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| target patient | In group therapy, the patient being analyzed in turn by another member patient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unstable patient | The distinction of stability is made by a physician and based on a large number of variables: patient diagnosis, vital signs, physical findings, laboratory findings, subjective factors and patient prognosis. (27 Sep 1997) |