Includes more than 40,000 terms.
Entries are either main entries or subentries. Subentries are compound terms that are based on the main entry, (i.e. myocardial is a main entry; myocardial infarction would be a subentry).
Windows boxes throughout feature distinguished leaders in the health sciences who expand on the entries.
Pronunciation guides enhance verbal communication skills.
Tables provide at-a-glance information on a variety of subjects such as insurance-related terms, abbreviations used in health care reform, and many other topics.
The vocabulary of the Unified Nursing Language System (UNLS), including NANDA, NIC, NOC, and the Omaha system provides a quick reference for standardized nursing languages.
14 Appendices present important info in a concise, easy-to-use format.
Approximately 3,900 new terms provide extensive coverage for all areas of nursing, medicine, and allied health.
Smaller trim size (5 1/2 x 8 1/2) and soft cover enhance portability and ease of use.
New NANDA information has been incorporated throughout.
New hot topics, such as HIPPA and SARS, added.
An updated 32-page full color atlas of human anatomy and an expanded 8-page full color atlas of common disorders provide detailed visual references.
Medical spellchecker CD-ROM, packaged with each copy of the text, includes more than 275,000 medical, nursing, and health professions terms. This has been updated for compatibility with the most recent operating systems in use.
Appendix 14-3 has been updated to include new interventions from the most current NIC and definitions for each intervention are now included
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