Australian Nurses' Dictionary
- 6th Edition - May 12, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Jennie King, Rhonda Hawley
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 2 2 9 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 3 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 3 1 - 6
Fully updated and revised, the trusted Australian Nurses’ Dictionary, 6e remains the only pocket-sized dictionary specific to Australia and New Zealand.Comp… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFully updated and revised, the trusted Australian Nurses’ Dictionary, 6e remains the only pocket-sized dictionary specific to Australia and New Zealand.
Compiled by Jennie King, Rhonda Hawley and Barbara Weller, this dictionary features comprehensive nursing definitions, guidelines, terminology, policies and procedures, and provides a quick reference source for students and nurses in the clinical setting.
In addition to numerous everyday nursing terms, definitions extend to include specialist areas such as complementary therapies, health informatics, nursing management, midwifery, education, research and ethics.
- Over 5,500 entries
- More than 100 supporting illustrations and tables
- Pronunciation guide for every definition.
Pronunciation guide Atlas of human anatomy A-Z entries Appendices1. Commonly used prefixes, suffixes and combining forms 2. Commonly used nursing abbreviations 3. Units of measurement 4. Table of normal values 5. Drug calculations 6. Resuscitation 7. Immunisation 8. Code of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses and Code of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct for Midwives in Australia 9. Aspects of nursing and the law 10. Infection control guidelines 11. National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards 12. Useful addresses
- Edition: 6
- Published: May 12, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780729542296
- eBook ISBN: 9780729585330
- eBook ISBN: 9780729585316
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Jennie King
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Nursing and Midwifery Research),
Central Coast Local Health District;
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney;
and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery,
University of NewcastleRH
Rhonda Hawley
Affiliations and expertise
Independent Nurse Consultant;
Formerly Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
(NSW and ACT), Australian Catholic University