This concise textbook has been fully revised and updated with more than 250 new entries. Now in colour, it contains the most common and latest terms and terminologies. Around 65 new figures explaining procedures, investigations and pharmacological agents in brief have been included. New appendices, including abbreviations used regarding the route of administration of medicine, Karnofsky's index, and normal hematological values, have been added.

This book will serve as a ready reference to the entire nursing community.