Medical Terms for Nurses: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinical Practice

Duffey, Janet

ISBN 10: 1609780280 / ISBN 13: 9781609780289

Published by Kaplan Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medical Terms for Nurses: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinical Practice
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609780280
• ISBN 13: 9781609780289
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This pocket-sized guide gives working nurses 3,400 medical terms and abbreviations they need at their fingertips. Features:
Alphabetical listing of all terms for ready reference;
Illustrations of body systems;
Common diseases with signs, symptoms, and treatments;
Diagnostic and surgical procedures;
Up-to-date medical vocabulary;
Side-of-page shading for easy navigation.

About the Author

Janet Duffey is a professor of nursing at Napa Valley College in Napa, California. She teaches medical terminology to nursing students, as well as medical surgical, geriatrics, and mental health nursing, and contributed to the 19th edition of Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. She has spoken frequently at nursing conferences.

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