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

Convenient, portable size
Useful appendices Online resources
Audio pronunciation guide - so that you can hear the correct pronunciation of the terms used
Spellchecker - for downloading, so that your documents include correct medical spelling
Word of the Day - helps you learn new terms
Useful weblinks -point the reader to useful contacts and resources.
Expanded appendices
Online pronunciation guide
Improved word search

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Style Guide

A-Z entries

Appendices

1 Nutrition