This is a comprehensive, well-illustrated dictionary of key nursing terms, definitions, and abbreviations. Featuring 200 plus full-color illustrations this pocket-sized dictionary allows you to quickly and easily look up important nursing-related words and phrases. Carefully updated to include the latest terms, the content has been physician reviewed to assure the most accurate coverage possible. Along with clear, concise definitions, the third edition also includes valuable appendices such as abbreviations used in prescriptions, food sources of vitamins, centigrade and fahrenheit scales, and more.