Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy / Edition 4

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Overview

Feeling overwhelmed by medical terminology? Grab a lifeline: the newly updated Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!®, 4th Edition offers clear and simple explanations of vital terms and their everyday use in nursing practice.
Backed by humor and chock full of illustrations, this enjoyable text is the perfect backup to class materials and the ideal on-the-job refresher for experienced nurses and all healthcare professionals. Learn how to decipher complex terms from the roots up—and take your confidence to a whole new level.
Be expertly guided through the choppy waters of medical terminology …


• NEW and updated content clarifies medical terminology concepts with clear definitions and illustrations
• Explains the meanings, roots, and pronunciation of terms as used in everyday practice, including:

• Names for all major body systems: skeletal, muscular, integumentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, neurologic, endocrine, blood and lymphatic, and sensory systems
• Terms and phrases used in maternal health, pharmacology, and mental health
Breaks down complex medical terms into recognizable components—common prefixes, roots, and suffixes—to help you identify the meaning of any term
• Offers a strong anatomy and physiology overview backed by numerous images, including a large image of each organ system
• Chapter features provide learning aids and on-the-unit support:

• Just the facts —quick summary of chapter contentVocabulary builders —end-of-chapter games such as crossword puzzles, matching roots and prefixes to their correct meanings, and fill-in-the-blank sentences to help you retain learningPump up your pronunciation —phonetic spellings make it easy to pronounce complex termsAnatomically speaking —anatomy illustrations, with pronunciations of key termsMemory jogger —stories and tools that support retention“Nurse Joy”and “Jake” —explain key concepts and offer friendly problem-solving tipsBeyond the dictionary —learn the origins of words, to help you remember word roots and dissect meaningsThe real world —explains informal terms used in daily practice


About the Clinical Editor
David Woodruff, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, CNE, FNAP, is Faculty Development Specialist at the Center for Faculty Excellence, Chamberlain College of Nursing, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496374073
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	12/19/2017
Series:	Incredibly Easy! Series®
Edition description:	Fourth
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	1,150,757
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

1 Key concepts of medical terminology Nancy H. Scroggs, PhD, RN, CNE 1

2 Body structure David Zaworski, MSN, RN 16

3 Skeletal System Diana J. Meeks, PhD, MSN, CS, FNP, CNF, NE-BC 38

4 Muscular System David W. Woodruff, PHD, APRN, CNE, FNAP 63

5 Integumentary System Adele A. Webb, PhD, HH, FNAP, WAN 83

6 Cardiovascular system Kathryn L. Kay, ONP, RN, PCCN-CMC 106

7 Respiratory system Elizabeth M. Moots, MSN, RN 131

8 Gastrointestinal system David W. Woodruff, PhD, APRN, CNE, FNAP 159

9 Urinary system David W. Woodruff, PhD, APRN, CNE, FNAP 182

10 Reproductive system Robin S. Goodrich, EdD, RN 202

11 Maternal health Robin S. Goodrich, EdD, RN 224

12 Neurologic system David Zaworski, MSN, RN 246

13 Endocrine system Susan M. McClendon, MSN, CNS 276

14 Blood AND lymphatic system Lisa Johnson, PhD, RN, CPN 294

15 Sensory system David W. Woodruff, PhD, APRN, CNE, FNAP 312

16 Pharmacology Jennifer Mundine, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE 331

17 Mental health Cathleen Crowley-Koschnitzki, DNP, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CNM, CNE 355

Index 373