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Mosby Nurse's Pocket Dictionary E-Book

Mosby Nurse's Pocket Dictionary E-Book

Chris Brooker

(2011)

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Abstract

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Health care and nursing practice continue to change at a rapid pace, and nurses need access to up-to-date information from the many areas of nursing practice and other health care disciplines. This pocket dictionary is the ideal companion to nursing practice and contains over 7000 relevant medical and nursing terms clearly defined together with 90 clear illustrations. In addition to this, it also includes several appendices of useful clinical reference material for easy access including normal values, nutritional guidelines and useful addresses. All of the entries have been reviewed and updated, and many of the particularly relevant issues such as research, quality and information technology have been expanded to reflect their importance in the changing health care environment.

  • Over 7000 entries
  • 90 clear illustrations
  • useful appendices
  • revised and updated
  • pocket size
  • New terms included reflecting advances in medical and nursing care
  • Updated and expanded entries for research, quality, legal aspects and information technology
  • All appendices fully revised and updated

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Mosby Nurse‘s Pocket Dictionary iii
Copyright Page iv
Contents v
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Contributor vii
Guide to pronunciation viii
Dictionary 1
Chapter A. 1
Chapter B. 39
Chapter C. 57
Chapter D. 98
Chapter E. 112
Chapter F. 129
Chapter G. 141
Chapter H. 151
Chapter I. 172
Chapter J. 185
Chapter K. 187
Chapter L. 191
Chapter M. 203
Chapter N. 225
Chapter O. 236
Chapter P. 246
Chapter Q. 282
Chapter R. 284
Chapter S. 300
Chapter T. 331
Chapter U. 351
Chapter V. 358
Chapter W. 368
Chapter X. 372
Chapter Y. 374
Chapter Z. 375
Appendices 377
1 The NMC code of professional conduct: standards for conduct, performance and ethics 377
2 Key government reports and Acts of Parliament in health care 1994–2004 386
3 Prefixes and suffixes 393
4 Chemical symbols and formulae commonly encountered in nursing 398
5 Units of measurement 399
6 Normal values 404
7 Nutrition 408
8 Useful web resources 418