看護学や理学療法、作業療法などの保健医療分野に必須の項目をもれなくカバーした図書館必携のレファレンス。With more than 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries. Prev. ed.: 2006.

Aimed at students, this six-volume encyclopedia contains about 1,100 entries on medical, scientific, theoretical, and practical topics related to nursing and allied health, including specific diseases and disorders, tests and procedures, equipment and tools, body systems, professions, contemporary healthcare issues, general medical topics, classes of medications, mental health, public health, and human biology. Each entry includes definitions and descriptions, and those for diseases and disorders outline causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, health care team roles, and prevention, while those for tests and procedures include the purpose, precautions, preparation, aftercare, complications, results, and team roles. Entries for equipment and tools address the purpose, operation, maintenance, team roles, and training; those for body systems include the function and roles in human health of common diseases and disorders; those for professions address work settings, education and training, and future outlooks; and those for current health issues consider viewpoints and professional implications. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)