Suggestions for a med. dictionary?

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by studentnurse74
Jul 9, '04   Views: 829   Comments: 8

  1. I need to get one. I would like the most current one. Do they make new ones every year? Also, can someone suggest one that they really like? There are so many different ones.

    Thanks!
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  3. by Danelle
    Jul 9, '04
    Joined: Mar '04; Posts: 96; Likes: 5
    Quote from studentnurse74
    I need to get one. I would like the most current one. Do they make new ones every year? Also, can someone suggest one that they really like? There are so many different ones.

    Thanks!
    My school requires us to have a Taber's. It's the most popular as far as I know. They come out with new editions every so often. I think the current one is the 19th.
  4. by kkbaroness
    Jul 9, '04
    Occupation: Assistant Scientist for J&J Joined: Jun '04; Posts: 70
    We use the Taber's dictionary also...................
  5. by studentnurse74
    Jul 9, '04
    Occupation: RN Specialty: gynecology/oncology ; Joined: Jan '04; Posts: 562; Likes: 9
    Anyone have Webster's? I read some reviews, and that seems to be the preferred one. (And it's much cheaper). That's the one I'm leaning toward so far.
  6. by suzy253
    Jul 9, '04
    Occupation: Med Surg/Telemetry Specialty: Telemetry/Med Surg ; Joined: Jan '03; Posts: 8,773; Likes: 1,503
    We also use Tabers.
  7. by BBFRN
    Jul 9, '04
    Occupation: Nursing Faculty Specialty: 15 year(s) of experience in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research ; From: US ; Joined: May '02; Posts: 8,317; Likes: 6,285
    Taber's is great...Mosby's is, too- lots of really good pics in that one.
  8. by HisTreasure
    Jul 9, '04
    Occupation: BSN student Specialty: 10 year(s) of experience in Pediatrics ; From: US ; Joined: Apr '04; Posts: 821; Likes: 441
    We use Taber's. I have it on my PDA, but I also have one on my shelf for quick reference. I like it a lot. Some people have recommended Mosby's, but for I have noticed that Taber's is the required dictionary of a lot of the nursing schools in my area.
  9. by RN 2005
    Jul 9, '04
    Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 262; Likes: 3
    Taber's is our required text.
  10. by suzanne4
    Jul 9, '04
    Joined: Dec '03; Posts: 37,336; Likes: 5,525
    Taber for medical dictionary, Webster's is fine as a general dictionary.
    And if you want to see the word used in a sentence, then I would suggest Longman's.

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