Magic To Medicine


Book Description

Traditional customs and beliefs from native peoples around the world can lead mankind in the direction of new medicines and self-knowledge. This book describes the benefits and dangers of many commonly available herbs and botanicals.




Internal Medicine Words


Book Description

This is a comprehensive seven-year compilation by professional medical transcriptionist Minta Danna. With more than 8,000 words, terms and quick definitions related to internal medicine, this is a valuable spelling and terminology usage resource for medical transcriptionists, medical writers and editors, court reporters, medical records personnel ... everyone working with medical documentation. Internal Medicine Words is extensively cross-referenced so the reader can efficiently find the appropriate word, phrase, abbreviation, jargon, or acronym.




Medical Transcription - E-Book


Book Description

Master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field with Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures, 7th Edition. Respected authority Marcy O. Diehl delivers proven, practical training in the skills and technology essential to your success, including proofreading, editing, speech recognition technology, and more. This new edition also reflects an increased emphasis on medical editing and other related fields to keep you current with the changing medical transcription profession and fully prepare you for your role in health information management. - Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost your proficiency in: - Punctuation - Capitalization - Numbers - Abbreviations and symbols - Word endings - Formation of plural forms - Exercises and helpful hints enhance your proofreading and editing skills and help you prevent common errors. - Extensive practice and review exercises on Evolve reinforce your understanding and give you the experience to confidently move into the transcription workforce. - New chapter highlights the transcriptionist's emerging role as a medical editor and how it impacts health information management and patient safety. - Take Note boxes provide quick access to key editing/transcription tips. - From the Field sections deliver helpful insight from practicing medical transcriptionists. - Updated information familiarizes you with the latest medical transcription equipment. - Live transcription exercises help you meet the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (ADHI)'s live transcription requirement and practice applying your transcription skills to scenarios commonly encountered in practice. - Additional exercises test your ability to edit voice recognition software-generated reports.




Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN


Book Description

An easy-to-read text focusing on all areas of nursing to aid in successful preparation for the NCLEX-RN. A unique feature of this book is the test-taking strategies included in each chapter. Additionally, students will find content review, practice tests at the end of each chapter with answers and rationales for right and wrong answers and a free CD-ROM that includes the 2,700 practice questions from the text plus 600 additional practice questions.




Pharmaceutical Word Book 2006


Book Description

Completely updated from beginning to end, Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book 2006 provides a wealth of information about today's drugs in asizeand format that meet your needs!




Saunders 2020-2021 Strategies for Test Success - E-Book


Book Description

Help alleviate your pre-test jitters with this essential nursing resource! Written by the most trusted experts in NCLEX® prep, Saunders 2020-2021 Strategies for Test Success, 6th Edition introduces tools for overcoming text anxiety and tactics for developing effective study habits. Essentially, it teaches you how to master the things that matter most on your nursing school exams: critical thinking, problem solving, and time management. This essential guide features over 1,200 practice questions and rationales to help you tackle anything from a routine quiz to the NCLEX. It also includes a wealth of proven tips and real-world hints to help you confidently evaluate and identify the correct answer for a variety of test question types, including alternate item formats. Plus, additional questions on the Evolve website gives you even more preparation material! 1,200 review questions are included in the book and online, providing a 2-in-1 approach to learning strategies and test-taking skills Increased focus on critical thinking uses different strategies to help you develop clinical judgment skills, and the ability to question data, and client abnormalities. Helpful Tips for the Nursing Student highlight the most important concepts needed for exam success. UNIQUE! Student-to-Student Hints highlight real life strategies that have helped other students graduate from nursing school and pass the NCLEX® exam. Practice questions coded for the beginning, intermediate, or experienced student, making this book a useful tool throughout your nursing school career. Clearly defined cognitive levels help if you are unfamiliar with this terminology and its significance. Coverage of Interprofessionalism discussed where appropriate throughout text. Priority concepts for each question help you to link your concept-based classes and NCLEX® prep. A fun, 4-color design features cartoons and bold designs to help engage visual learners. NEW! Clinical Judgment Situations and Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice questions included on Evolve site let you apply strategies from the text in a realistic electronic testing environment.







Saunders Math Skills for Health Professionals - E-Book


Book Description

- NEW! Solutions and IV Calculations chapter includes topics seen in chemistry, such as calculations for IV solutions and drip rate conversions, duration and total volume of solutions, and discussions on solutes, solvents, logarithms, and pH conversions. - NEW! Additional content includes the translation of orders written with abbreviations, use of mercury thermometers, problems involving I&O, and reading and writing prescriptions. - NEW word problems include more Practice the Skill and more Building Confidence with the Skill exercises, helping you apply abstract mathematical concepts to real-world situations. - NEW! More focus on graph charting is provided throughout the book. - NEW! More Math in the Real World boxes take information that you use in your everyday life and demonstrate how the same concept can be applied in health care.







Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book, 1994


Book Description

This fast, easy-to-use reference provides the correct spelling and capitalization of over 25,000 brand and generic name drugs with dosage forms, investigational drug names and codes, chemotherapy protocols, trademarked dosage forms, and drug categories/classes, as well as the indications of approved drugs and standard dosages.