Overcome the first major hurdle in nursing school - vocabulary - with these 263 color-coded flash cards. Whether studying at a desk, driving in the car, or walking on the treadmill, these flash cards and the accompanying CD-ROM (with access to downloadable audio files) give you the terms a nurse need to know, save time, and helps quickly become fluent in their new language of nursing! Front of Card - the term appears in the center of card with its phonetic pronunciation. 'Write the Word' in the space provided and recite it aloud. Back of Card - the definition of the term explains what it means. 'Keep in Mind' offers additional information about the term or the subject area to which it relates. 'Application' explains the term's relevance to class and clinical practice and often gives an example of its use in a real-life scenario. The Notes Section gives you space to take notes in class that will help you make the connection between the word and how your instructors use it in their lectures. Additional Cards - four cards offer information on classification of adult blood pressure; Edema; comprehensive metabolic panel; urinalysis; Laboratory Data; CBC; Differential; Respiratory Rates and Rhythms; Glasgow Coma Scale; and Injection Sites. Five formatted, blank cards let you customize the set with additional terms of your choosing. Separate cards feature common abbreviations and The Joint Commission's 'Do Not Use' list of abbreviations. This title also includes a bonus CD-ROM!. It offes links to audio files of all 235 terms let you hear each word pronounced, defined, and pronounced again. Files can be listened to from your computer, downloaded to an iPod or MP3 player, or burned to a CD.