Blackwell's Nursing Dictionary

by Dawn Freshwater (Editor), Sian Masiln-Prothero (Editor)

Overview

"This dictionary is clear, concise and easy to use…My advice to anyone wishing to purchase a nursing dictionary would be to…buy this one"
Journal of Advanced Nursing (on the first edition)

All the information you’ll ever need - in one dictionary!

Key features

* Over 15,000 entries
* Comprehensive - much more information than a pocket dictionary
* Informed by current nursing research and clinical practice
* Includes latest UK legislation and policy changes
* Accessible, authoritative and contemporary
* Invaluable and informative appendices

Appendices include:
· Normal values
· Lists of websites for key nursing journals and organizations
· The NMC code of professional conduct
· QAA benchmarking standards
· Nursing research, Information technology and emergency care
· Continuing professional development and PREP requirements

“very user friendly”
European Journal of Cancer Care (on the first edition)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118690871
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/22/2013
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	778
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dawn Freshwater is Professor of Mental Health and Primary Care at IHCS Bournemouth University and is leading the development of an Academic Research Centre in Practice with North and Southwest Dorset NHS Trusts.

Dr Sian E Maslin-Prothero is Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southampton. Sian has worked in academia, education, clinical nursing and midwifery in a variety of settings in both the United Kingdom and overseas.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

List of Contributors ix

Acknowledgements xi

Pronunciation xii

Abbreviations xiii

Dictionary - A-Z definitions 1

Appendices 669

Appendix 1. Normal Values 673

Appendix 2. Nursing Organisations 679

Appendix 3. Nursing Journals 683

Appendix 4. Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct 687

Appendix 5. Emergency Care 694

Appendix 6. Research 708

Appendix 7. IT 721

Appendix 8. CPD 726

Appendix 9. Nursing Benchmark Statements 733

Editorial Reviews

"...a thorough, user-friendly and attractively presented reference book. I found that, unlike some other dictionaries, it contained an entry for almost every word and/or term that I looked up whilst 'road-testing' it. My first test was to look up 'appendicular skeleton', a term that was unfamiliar to me when I came across it whilst reviewing a paper; the dictionary explained it." Journal of Clinical Nursing

An essential text on every ward and every nurse's book shelf ... I would go so far as to recommend that it is the first book that student nurses should buy with their meagre book allowance!"
Journal of Advanced Nursing

"This dictionary is clear, concise and easy to use…My advice to anyone wishing to purchase a nursing dictionary would be to…buy this one"
Journal of Advanced Nursing

“very user friendly”
European Journal of Cancer Care

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