Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 0323014305
- ISBN-13
- 9780323014304
- Series
- Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary
- Category
- Medical / Dictionaries & Terminology
- Pages
- 2177
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Authors
- Douglas M. Anderson, Jeff Keith, Patricia D. Novak
Description
The new edition of this best-selling dictionary offers readers maximum definition! Meticulously revised and updated to reflect all the changes in nursing and allied health today. Features over 3,000 new entries, more than 1,100 new illustrations, and a wealth of new appendices making this the most current, user-friendly dictionary available. With its large, easy-to-read typeface; strict alphabetical organization with no subentries; comprehensive definitions; detailed drug entries; and a Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, this dictionary offers easy access to comprehensive information.
Meticulously revised and updated to reflect current health care practice, this bestselling dictionary gives students:
- Over 3,000 new entries and a wealth of new appendices detailing the most complete, current information.
- Thousands of illustrations and full-color photographs that bring terminology to life.
- Large, user-friendly type that makes each entry easy to read and understand.
- Strict alphabetical organization with no subentries that enables students to quickly look up any medical word.
- Comprehensive definitions written in clear, understandable language.
- Detailed drug entries that spell out key facts on commonly prescribed medications.
- A Color Atlas of Human Anatomy that serves as a convenient, visual review of body structure.
- A FREE companion website with updates and weblinks.
- Existing entries have been reviewed for revision, and obsolete definitions have been deleted based on the recommendations of our consultant board. More than 10,000 definitions have been revised
- All nursing diagnosis entries have been updated to reflect changes in terminology and the new taxonomy approved for 2001-2002, and subheadings for defining characteristics and related factors have been added to these definitions
- Definitions have been added for all current NIC (Nursing Interventions Classifications) interventions and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classifications) interventions
- All tables have been updated and More than 1,200 illustrations have been replaced and updated, with more than 100 new illustrations being created specially for the dictionary
- New appendixes have been added covering alternative therapies; new nutritional information; completely new or updated drug information; the manual alphabet; poison centers; key organization contact information, including Internet resources; Nursing Outcomes Classification; Nursing Interventions Classification; NANDA; and the Omaha Systems Classification
- Appendixes have been thoroughly revised, updated, and streamlined based on market research to focus on the resources of greatest value to readers
- Includes a FREE Website at www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Dictionary/
- Spanish version of 5th edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-380-1
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Other editions
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- 2005-05-01
- 2134 pages
- Paperback
- Mosby Incorporated
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- 1998-01
- 2085 pages
- Paperback
- Mosby Elsevier Health Science
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