| Description | | - Over 10,000 entries written by medical and nursing specialists
- Many entries in the nursing-related fields of medicine, surgery, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and pharmacology, including recently introduced drugs
- 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 contemporary
| New to this edition- Increased coverage of general nursing, statistics, common scales and indexes, religion and spirituality
- New appendices including resuscitation guidelines, the Human Rights Act, and religion and nursing practice
| The fifth 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 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. |
Readership: Ideal desk reference for nursing students, recently qualified and practising nurses, and people training and working in related fields such as midwifery and health visiting.
| Contents |
Pronunciation Guide
Dictionary
Appendices
Biochemical reference values for blood
Biochemical reference values for urine
Biochemical reference values for faeces
Haematological reference values
Calculation and interpretation of body mass index
Nutrition and energy
Formulae for calculating drug doses
Immunization schedule
Rescuscitation guidelines
Human Rights Act
Religion and nursing practice
Health care websites
Degrees and diplomas
SI units
The NMC code of professional conduct
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by Elizabeth Martin, Market House Books
Tanya McFerran, Anglia Ruskin University
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