Documentation:The Language of Nursing

Description

Features

• Technical terms.

  • Familiarizes students with the special implications of words common to the layperson, when applied to nursing. Ex.___

• Text boxes.

  • Gives students a more detailed presentation of focus material to assist their comprehension. Ex.___

• Corresponding exercises.

  • Helps explain concepts to students before they move on to a new idea. Ex.___

• A variety of exercises.

  • Exposes students to similar material more than once, enabling them to see how words are used-without boredom or loss of consistency. Ex.___

• Word lists-Begin each chapter.

  • Encourages students to assign both a common layperson's definition and then a technical nursing one to each word, giving them a more complete understanding of each. Ex.___

• A flexible design-Builds upon basic concepts.

  • Allows students to select material for study in any order, while showing them an increase in complexity as the text progresses. Ex.___

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