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Australian Nurses’ Dictionary, 8th Edition

Author :
By Linda Cloete, RN, BSc (Nursing), MSc (Nursing)
PREVIOUS EDITION -ISBN : 9780729543491
This item will be released on 01-10-2025
Essential pocket reference for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand ​​​​The Australian Nurses’ Dictionary is an established and trusted reference resource you can keep in your pocket for use in class or on a clinical placeme ...view more

Essential pocket reference for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand

​​​​The Australian Nurses’ Dictionary is an established and trusted reference resource you can keep in your pocket for use in class or on a clinical placement.


It provides easy-to-understand definitions specifically for Australian nurses and midwives, along with simple illustrations to enhance understanding and provide context. It includes a miniature but very complete colour atlas of human anatomy and an invaluable pronunciation guide.


Fully updated to incorporate emerging technology, the eighth edition includes a broad scope of definitions and explanations of key terms used in nursing, along with appendices that provide useful additional information in key reference areas.

ISBN :
9780729545013
Publication Date :
01-10-2025
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Essential pocket reference for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand

​​​​The Australian Nurses’ Dictionary is an established and trusted reference resource you can keep in your pocket for use in class or on a clinical placement.


It provides easy-to-understand definitions specifically for Australian nurses and midwives, along with simple illustrations to enhance understanding and provide context. It includes a miniature but very complete colour atlas of human anatomy and an invaluable pronunciation guide.


Fully updated to incorporate emerging technology, the eighth edition includes a broad scope of definitions and explanations of key terms used in nursing, along with appendices that provide useful additional information in key reference areas.


Key Features
  • Pocket-sized – concise and small enough to access easily across learning and clinical practice settings
  • Useful across a broad range of courses, including Diploma of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery
  • Contains everyday nursing terminology used in Australia and New Zealand – suitable for international nursing students and professional nurses whose first language is not English
  • Very broad scope of definitions and explanations of key terms in nursing
  • Anatomy atlas and pronunciation guide – ideal for rapid checking
  • Useful appendices include common nursing abbreviations, units of measurement and normal ranges

New to this edition


  • New and updated science-based entries/terminology
  • Inclusion of COVID-19/pandemic-related terminology

Author Information
By Linda Cloete, RN, BSc (Nursing), MSc (Nursing), Lecturer, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale College, NSW, Australia