Nursing Research Guide

Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, biology, and issues in an easy-to-use A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. In addition to completely new essays in this edition, all entries from the previous edition have been evaluated and updated by a panel of Medical Editors to ensure their currency and accuracy.

This manual provides essential nursing knowledge and up-to-date information on patient care for nearly 40 years. The text is organized into five major parts, covering the Nursing Process and Practice; Medical-Surgical Nursing; Maternity & Neonatal Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; and Psychiatric Nursing.

The new edition of the acclaimed medical dictionary which has been a bestseller for more than one hundred years. Containing more than five thousand definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts, with more than one thousand diagrams, drawings, and color illustrations--and helpful appendices on common medical tests and procedures, travel and health, measurements in medicine, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, and an address list of professional support organizations--Black's Medical Dictionary is invaluable as a home reference, or for all who need the finest in medical information, from health-care professionals and students to lawyers and journalists. This new edition contains the latest information on such areas as endoscopy and laparoscopy (the widely used types of keyhole surgery), coronary angioplasty, stem cell research, HPV vaccine (now given to all young girls to prevent against cervical cancer) and monoclonal antibodies, the designer drugs of the future.

This user-friendly reference allows you to grasp the meanings of all medical terms in current usage. Understand and correctly use all the latest terminology in today's ever-evolving medical field; enhance your understanding of all the current medical terminology in your field through Dorland's more than 120,000 entries and 1500 illustrations.

A one-stop reference to help you make sense of the complex world of health care. It features over 56,000 authoritative definitions, quick-reference appendixes, a color atlas of the human body, and more than 2,450 full-color illustrations.

More than 56,000 entries, updated to cover the current medical terminology. Also includes an anatomical insert based on images from the Anatomical Chart Company to help bring the terms and illustrations to life.

A team of expert consulting editors and consultants, representing nearly every health care profession, ensures that the the definitions of nursing, medicine and healthcare terminology reflects the most current healthcare information.