Publisher's Synopsis
This popular classic, Baillière's Nurses' Dictionary, is now in its 26th edition, and fully updated to ensure it retains its usefulness to nurses and health care workers. New entries reflect the constantly changing world of health care services. Containing a wealth of useful information in a convenient pocket-sized format, this is an essential resource for everyone involved in nursing and health care.
Appendices:
1 Nutrition
2 Resuscitation
3 First Aid
4 Medicines and their Control
5 The Legal and Professional Framework of Nursing
6 Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics
Section 1: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Section 2: Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
7 Common Abbreviations
8 Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
9 Units of Measurement and Tables of Normal Values
10 Immunization and Vaccinations
11 Occupational Health and Safety
12 Prevention and Control of Infection
13 Practice Development
14 Clinical Supervision
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- Convenient, portable size
- Illustrations clarify anatomy and physiology terminology
- Useful appendices
- Additional online resources
- Expanded appendices
- Online pronunciation guide
