Physical description

Illustrated dictionary with dark blue binding. On the front cover 'Oxford' [white print] on red rectangle at top, unerneath this is the title [white print]. There is a coloured photograph of a blood pressure cuff, spygmomanometer, keyboard, fob watch and mercury thermometer. Title also printed on spine

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the base of the front cover there is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, 'This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by' Margaret Royston [handwritten black ink].

Summary

This dictionary is designed as an essential resource for nursing studentsand professionals, providing definitions and explanationions for terms across medical and nursing fields. Includes appendices covering subjects such as biochemical values,nutrition and immunization schedule (UK 1994)