What is a patient/affected child?diseaseor trauma, or visit a medical institution such as a hospital or clinic for some health problem, or receive a visit from a doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health care professional for diagnosis, treatment, ornursingThe term "patient" refers not only to an individual but also to a group of patients with a particular disease, such as diabetics or cancer patients. The term "patient" can refer to an individual as well as to a group of patients with a specific disease, such as diabetics or cancer patients. In general, these people in adulthood are referred to as patients, while those in childhood are often referred to as children.
The "affected" are,diseaseIt means a wound. The English word "patient" is derived from "patience" and means a person who endures. In other words, the Japanese word "patient" is derived fromdiseaseand the fact that there are scars and scratches, and English is thepainrefers to the subjective experience of enduring a Traditionally, medical andnursingThe term patient was accompanied by a depersonalization of the ailing person, because the idea was that if the patient needed to be treated by an authority figure, the authority figure would provide it. Today, however, the relationship between health care providers and patients has changed to one of sharing information and working together to overcome illness. In addition, the medical andnursingSubjects of the,diseaseand trauma, health and human services workers are not limited to those with medical andnursingThe term "patient" is used to refer to not only patients but also clients, users, people with disabilities, children, children, hospitalized children, sick children, and so on, based on the concept of respecting the wishes of those who receive care.

References
1) Japan Nursing Association: Explanation of major terms related to nursing: Conceptual definitions, historical transition, and social context,.
http://www.nurse.or.jp/home/publication/pdf/2007/yougokaisetu.pdf
2) Ujike, S. (Supervisor): Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, 2nd Edition, Hirokawa Shoten, 2007.
(3) American Nurses Association (ANA); Kazuko Kamiizumi, translator: Standards of Nursing Practice - Standards of Professional Practice, International Nursing Review, 29(3), p.28-38, 2006.