A Dictionary of Nursing (Oxford Paperback Reference) [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 0192800728 | ISBN-13: 978-0192800725 | Publication Date: March 1998 | Edition: 3rd

The second edition of this successful nurses' dictionary provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions, explaining all the terms and concepts likely to be encountered by nurses, therapists, radiographers, and those in similar professions, during the course of their work. In addition to specifically nursing terms, there are many entries in the field of medicine, surgery, anatomy and physiology, psychiatry, physiotherapy, and pharmacology (including the trade names of commonly used drugs). Over 10,000 entries written by medical and nursing specialists, a simple pronunciation guide, and 100 illustrations are included, and appendices include normal values for biochemical and haematological data, standard values for body weight, an immunization schedule, nutritional requirements, and the nursing code of conduct. Included in this edition are developments in the medical field such as: genetics; organ transplantation; research into obesity, cancer, and the links between BSE and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease; infections, food poisoning and resis Syndrome.

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Product Details

Paperback: 538 pages
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr; 3rd edition (March 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192800728
ISBN-13: 978-0192800725
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,681,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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