Must-know, rarely memorized information.

Appendices for normal reference laboratory values and prefixes, suffices, and combining forms, as well as abbreviations, symbols, and units of measurement, documentation system definitions, and complementary and alternative medicine.
Full-color illustrations of anatomy and physiology, and photographs of diseases and disorders.
Translations of common healthcare terms and phrases in English, French, and Spanish.


The tools for success.


Patient Care Statements summarize assessment, treatment, and patient teaching requirements.
Caution/Safety Statements set in red bars with an easy-to find icon highlight information critical to safe patient care.
Nursing-focused appendices include all NANDA-approved diagnoses organized alphabetically and by diseases/disorders, NIC intervention labels and definitions, and NOC outcome labels and definitions.