This new and compact dictionary provides clear definitions for more than 8,000 terms that nurses and nursing staff encounter in their daily work. Categories of terms covered include diseases, symptoms, medical practices, instruments, common drugs, and biological terms. With definitions in clear, simple Englisheach with phonetic pronunciation and encyclopedic commentarythis book is ideal for newcomers to nursing, student nurses, and nurses whose first language is not English.
A & C Black Publishers Ltd, founded in 1807 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and owned by Bloomsbury, publishes reference materials in addition to books on sports, fitness, and training; visual arts, glass, ceramics, and printmaking; all aspects of sailing and boating; and bird watching and wildlife.