Elsevier's Medical Terminology for the Practicing Nurse
Author | : Sally F. Vanderwerf |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0444504478 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780444504470 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Elsevier's Medical Terminology for the Practicing Nurse written by Sally F. Vanderwerf and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical nomenclature is continually evolving and changing. Its objective is to achieve full scientific interaction among all those who share this discipline. In the course of their work, professional nurses are required to comprehend and interpret medical terminology. This dictionary presents a correlation of medical and nursing terms as reflected in medical practice and nursing arts. Also included, is a survey of little-used and/or newer terminology which more articulately documents clinical findings. Readers of this dictionary will be encouraged to embrace medical terminology as a career-long discipline with a purpose.