Bailliere's Dictionary, International Edition,

The 27th edition of this established and well-respected pocket dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of nurses and healthcare workers in a variety of clinical settings throughout the world. Packed with useful information, and now published in full-colour throughout, Baillière's Dictionary for Nurses and Healthcare Workers provides the essential pocket reference resource for everyone involved in nursing and healthcare.

Key Features

User friendly text presented in a handy pocket size format

Suitable for a variety of settings raging from the high-tech high-dependency environment to primary care and community settings

Clear artwork helps further clarify terms and difficult concepts

Includes common abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes and roots, together with units of measurement and normal values

Helpful appendices cover nutrition, resuscitation, first aid, medicines control, immunization and vaccinations, and prevention and control of infection

Ideal for all newcomers to the clinical and healthcare environment!

New Features

• Now published in full-colour throughout!
• Expanded number of entries to aid comprehensiveness
• Includes the latest information on revalidation, the legal and professional framework of nursing, professional standards of practice and behaviour, and clinical supervision