Australian Nurses’ Dictionary
- 8th Edition -
- Latest edition
- Authors: Linda Cloete, Rhonda Hawley, Jennie King
- Language: English
Essential pocket reference for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand The Australian Nurses’ Dictionary is an established and trusted reference resource you can kee… Read more
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Description
Description
Essential pocket reference for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand
The Australian Nurses’ Dictionary is an established and trusted reference resource you can keep in your pocket for use in class or on a clinical placement.
It provides easy-to-understand definitions specifically for Australian nurses and midwives, along with simple illustrations to enhance understanding and provide context. It includes a miniature but very complete colour atlas of human anatomy and an invaluable pronunciation guide.
Fully updated to incorporate emerging technology, the eighth edition includes a broad scope of definitions and explanations of key terms used in nursing, along with appendices that provide useful additional information in key reference areas.
Key features
Key features
- Pocket-sized – concise and small enough to access easily across learning and clinical practice settings
- Useful across a broad range of courses, including Diploma of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery
- Contains everyday nursing terminology used in Australia and New Zealand – suitable for international nursing students and professional nurses whose first language is not English
- Very broad scope of definitions and explanations of key terms in nursing
- Anatomy atlas and pronunciation guide – ideal for rapid checking
- Useful appendices include common nursing abbreviations, units of measurement and normal ranges
New to this edition
- New and updated science-based entries/terminology
- Inclusion of COVID-19/pandemic-related terminology
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgement
References
Pronunciation guide
Atlas of human anatomy
A–Z entries
Appendices
- Commonly used prefixes, suffixes and combining forms
- Commonly used nursing abbreviations
- Units of measurement
- Table of normal values
- Medication calculations and administration
- Resuscitation
- Immunisation
- Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Nurses, and Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Midwives
- Aspects of nursing and the law
- Infection prevention and control guidelines
- National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards
- Useful addresses
Credits
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 8
- Latest edition
- Published: December 2, 2025
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
LC
Linda Cloete
RH
Rhonda Hawley
Rhonda Hawley
Cardio-ThoracicCert, DipTeach, BA, MEd, PhD
Formerly Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
(NSW and ACT), Australian Catholic University2q4JK