Trusted resource for students and educators in Australia and New Zealand Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions Australian and New Zealand edition is an established and acclaimed reference guide suitable for all students and clinicians wanting current, accurate definitions of medical terms. The fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest changes in healthcare terminology, and retains the comprehensiveness, clarity and currency that readers expect from the Mosby Dictionary. It provides full coverage of nearly 40,000 terms as well as images, tables, graphs and an anatomy and physiology atlas for deeper insight into complex concepts. This resource is an ideal support for students throughout their studies in medicine, nursing and the broader health professions, and will remain a definitive reference for all clinicians who understand the importance of accurate terminology for better patient care. • Nearly 40,000 clear, precise entries –updated to take in recent healthcare developments to support study and research use • Over 2,000 high quality images and a detailed colour anatomy atlas to enhance comprehension • More than 30 medical and health specialties represented – suitable for all healthcare students, educators and clinicians • Local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides throughout – suitable for readers in Australia and New Zealand • Etymologies revised to ensure currency • Comprehensive entries for numerous drugs and medications • Useful appendices, including normal laboratory values for adults and children, units of measurement, nutrition guidelines, assessment guides, immunisation schedules, infection control and herb-drug interactions • An eBook included with print purchase

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions has been acclaimed by students and educators for its clarity, comprehensiveness and currency. Now in its third revised edition, a thorough revision of this definitive reference for the Australian and New Zealand region enhances the classic Mosby Dictionary features and offers all of the following: Over 39 000 clear, precise entries, plus encyclopaedic entries of significant terms Over 2000 high quality images and the apt use of tables to demonstrate and clarify More than 30 medical and health specialties represented A detailed colour atlas of anatomy, enhancing the comprehension of anatomical terms Local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides throughout Fully revised etymologies Comprehensive entries for numerous drugs Valuable appendices, including normal laboratory values for adults and children, units of measurement, nutrition guidelines, assessment guides, immunisation schedules, infection control and herb-drug interactions ONLINE FEATURES: Access to all online resources Regionalised spellchecker Printable colour atlas of human anatomy Image collection offers all images for online viewing 5 comprehensive appendices

Trusted resource for students and educators in Australia and New Zealand Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions Australian and New Zealand edition is an established and acclaimed reference guide suitable for all students and clinicians wanting current, accurate definitions of medical terms. The fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest changes in healthcare terminology, and retains the comprehensiveness, clarity and currency that readers expect from the Mosby Dictionary. It provides full coverage of nearly 40,000 terms as well as images, tables, graphs and an anatomy and physiology atlas for deeper insight into complex concepts. This resource is an ideal support for students throughout their studies in medicine, nursing and the broader health professions, and will remain a definitive reference for all clinicians who understand the importance of accurate terminology for better patient care. Key Features . Nearly 40,000 clear, precise entries -updated to take in recent healthcare developments to support study and research use . Over 2,000 high quality images and a detailed colour anatomy atlas to enhance comprehension . More than 30 medical and health specialties represented - suitable for all healthcare students, educators and clinicians . Local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides throughout - suitable for readers in Australia and New Zealand . Etymologies revised to ensure currency . Comprehensive entries for numerous drugs and medications . Useful appendices, including normal laboratory values for adults and children, units of measurement, nutrition guidelines, assessment guides, immunisation schedules, infection control and herb-drug interactions . An eBook included with print purchase New to this Edition . New information on antiviral medications/drugs and associated terminology, as well as updates to public health language and terminology ONLINE FEATURES . Access to all online resources . Regionalised spellchecker . Printable colour atlas of human anatomy . Image collection offers all images for online viewing . 5 comprehensive appendices

- Fully revised and updated to reflect current medical terminology and the healthcare environment - Content written with updated medical, diagnostic and therapeutic information - An extensive range of activities, exercises and questions in each chapter to reinforce learning and apply to clinical practice - Includes eBook on VitalSource

Now in its seventh edition, Australian Nurses' Dictionary continues to be the definitive pocket- sized dictionary specific to Australia and New Zealand. In addition to containing numerous everyday nursing terms, Australian Nurses' Dictionary 7e includes terms relating to specialist areas, such as health informatics, midwifery, education, research, ethics and complementary therapies. Featuring comprehensive nursing definitions, guidelines, terminology, policies and procedures, the new edition provides a quick reference for students and nurses in the clinical environment. Over 5500 terms and definitions 12 appendices relevant to the professional practice An expanded full-colour abridged atlas of human anatomy for an on-the-go reference to the anatomy of body systems Over 250 new words and sub-entries

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions has been acclaimed by students and educators for its clarity, comprehensiveness and currency. Now in its second edition, a thorough revision of this definitive reference for the ANZ region enhances the classic Mosby dictionary features and sees in its over 2000 pages: - precise and clear entries, plus encyclopaedic entries of significant terms; generous illustrations and apt use of tables - a detailed colour atlas of anatomy enhances the comprehension of anatomical terms - local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides - fully revised etymologies Online resources include a regional spellchecker, a printable colour atlas, all images from the text, and 18 valuable appendices, 9 of which appear in the main text. - encyclopaedic definitions - comprehensive entries for numerous fully updated drugs - over 2400 high quality full-colour illustrations and photographs to enhance and clarify definitions of terms - regionalised spellchecker - over 300 new drug entries - over 500 new images, including uniquely Australian sourced images for illustrating terms of particular local relevance - a total of 73 new and updated tables to provide key reference information to supplement definitions - revised to update and refine existing material and incorporate many new terms, tables and illustrations to ensure currency and relevance - all appendices have been updated to include the latest information - new terms include Swine influenza, Hendra disease, Nipah virus, Avian influenza, Multi-drug resistant TB and Vancomycin resistant enterococcus plus many, many more

Perfect for: - Students of Nursing, Medicine and Health Professions. - Clinicians in Nursing, Medicine and Health Professions. - Educators in Nursing, Medicine and Health Professions. Benefits: - The only Australian medical dictionary. - Receive free access to the dictionary's online resources. - Over 30 medical and health specialties covered. - Over 39,000 entries, plus enyclopedic entries of significant terms. - Over 50 new drug entries. - High quality images and tables. Widely used by students, educators and professionals, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 3rd Edition is the definitive reference text for Australian and New Zealand regions. Harris, Nagy and Vardaxis' Mosby's Dictionary, 3rd Edition delivers more than 1,100 new and revised definitions, more than 50 new drug entries, and a total of 74 new and updated tables for key reference information to complement definitions. As the only Australian medical dictionary, you also benefit from context-specific information written in local spelling conventions alongside phonetic pronunciation guides throughout Harris, Nagy and Vardaxis' reference book. Enhance your knowledge base with an array of free online content, which supplements Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 3rd Edition. Make the most of the online regionalised spellchecker, five comprehensive appendices and an extensive image collection that can be viewed offline, including a printable colour atlas of human anatomy. - over 39,000 clear, precise entries, plus encyclopaedic entries of significant terms - over 2000 high quality images and the apt use of tables to demonstrate and clarify more than 30 medical and health specialties represented - a detailed colour atlas of anatomy, enhancing the comprehension of anatomical terms - local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides throughout - fully revised etymologies - comprehensive entries for numerous drugs - valuable appendices, including normal laboratory values for adults and children, units of measurement, nutrition guidelines, assessment guides, immunisation schedules, infection control and herb-drug interactions - Evolve Resources Online Features: - free access to all online resources - regionalised spellchecker - printable colour atlas of human anatomy - image collection offers all images for online viewing - 5 comprehensive appendices