Minidictionary for Nurses

Author: Elizabeth Martin; Tanya McFerran
Price: R74.95
ISBN-10: 0199211787
ISBN-13: 9780199211784
Edition: Sixth Edition
Publication date: February 2008
Origin: OUP UK
Pages: 784
Binding: Flexicovers
Dimensions: 114x78

Description
The sixth edition of this best-selling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates cover the fields of general nursing, statistics, common scales and indexes, religion and spirituality, and commonly used abbreviations.
Fully revised, this dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions. In addition to specifically nursing terms, there are many entries in the fields of medicine, anatomy, physiology, psychiatry, nutrition, and pharmacology (including new drugs recently introduced into medical practice).
Over 10,000 clear and concise entries, all written by medical and nursing specialists, cover the theory and practice of nursing. 100 helpful illustrations and 15 appendices covering nutritional requirements, reference values for biochemical and haematological data, interpretation of body mass index, and much more, make this an invaluable reference tool for all nursing students and professionals. It is also small enough to be portable and bound in durable flexicovers.

Key features

• Over 10,000 entries written by medical and nursing specialists
  
• Simple pronunciation guide
  
• 100 helpful diagrams and tables
  
• Appendices include reference values for biochemical and haematological data, interpretation of body mass index, an immunization schedule, nutritional requirements, the nursing code of conduct, rescuscitation guidelines, religion and nursing practice, and the Human Rights Act
  
• Includes entry-level web links, updated via a companion website to ensure that they remain current
  
• Many entries in the nursing-related fields of medicine, surgery, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and pharmacology, including recently introduced drugs
  

Illustrations
100 diagrams and tables

Readership
Ideal portable reference for nursing students, recently qualified and practising nurses, and people training and working in related fields such as midwifery and health visiting.

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