Medical Terms for Nurses: A Quick Reference Guide

Duffey, Janet

ISBN 10: 1419599542 / ISBN 13: 9781419599545

Published by Kaplan Publishing, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medical Terms for Nurses: A Quick Reference Guide
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419599542
• ISBN 13: 9781419599545
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 1.9W x 10.8H x 17.1D centimeters 1.9 centimeters width by 10.8 centimeters height by 17.1 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

Features:

*3400 medical words and word components including common prefixes and suffixes

*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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