Medical Dictionary for Nurses

Allergy Dictionary - Detailed dictionary of medical and scientific terms associated with allergies.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Terms - Glossary of abbreviations and words relating to BSE.

Brain Injury Dictionary - Medical vocabulary associated with brain injuries.

Continuing Education Dictionary - Dictionary of terms, acronyms and laws for educators of students with emotional or behavioral disorders.

Dental Terms - Indexed dictionary of dental terms.

Diabetes Dictionary - Online Diabetes dictionary derived from the original one produced by the United States National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Also has links to related sites.

Dictionary Of Holistic Terms - Dictionary of common holistic health terms.

Dictionary of Orthodontic Terms - Illustrated dictionary of dental terminology.

Dictionary of Pregnancy, Parenting and Preconception - Dictionary of terms relating to pregnancy, parenting, breastfeeding, infertility.

Dorlands - Offers an illustrated dictionary for healthcare professionals.

Drug Trade Terms - Street terms for drugs and used in the drug trade from the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Ecological Epidemiology Dictionary - Cross-referenced dictionary of ecological epidemiology terms edited by Jonathan Swinton, University of Cambridge.

English-Chinese Medical Dictionary - Contains thousands of English and Chinese terminology equivalents.

Eye Cancer Dictionary - Eye cancer related vocabulary with pronunciation guides for individual terms.

Eye Care and Vision Terms - Includes definitions of many eyecare and eye health words. From AllAboutVision.com

Franklin Electronics Publishers - offers electronic medical dictionaries available for handheld platforms such as Palm OS, Pocket PC and Windows CE.

Dictionary of Brain Injury Terms - Indexed dictionary of words relating to head and brain injuries.

Dictionary of Vision Terms - List of terms related to optometry and vision therapy.

Histiocytosis Association of America Dictionary - A medical dictionary with emphasis on hemotology and oncology terms and medications.

HIV/AIDS Terms - Searchable dictionary of terms related to HIV and AIDS.

Human Genome Project Dictionary - Indexed and cross-referenced collection of genetic's terminology.

Immunology Terms - Definitions of immunology-related vocabulary.

Insulin-Free World Dictionary - Cross-referenced dictionary of insulin-related terminology.

Iowa Department of Public Health Dictionary - Alphabetical listing of terms used within the department including government pseudonyms, acronyms and general medical and health-related vocabulary.

KEMC Medical Definitions - King Edward Medical College medical definitions.

Lexicon of Parrots - Searchable dictionary of parrot species and terminology.

Medical Abbreviations Dictionary - Dictionary of most used medical abbreviations.

Medical and Science Dictionaries - Directory of links for those seeking an online science or medical dictionaries or glossaries.

Medical Conditions Dictionary - Contains definitions of several medical conditions.

Medical Dictionary Online - A free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty terms and medical abbreviations.

Medical Dictionary Search Engine - Online dictionaries for information on drugs and general health with specialty searches for AIDS, cancer, diabetes and strokes.

Medical Eponyms - Terms, phrases and acronyms used in the medical field.

Medical Spell Checker - Online medical spell checking reference.

Medicinal Chemistry - Dictionary of terms used in medicinal chemistry recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Mediweb Medical Dictionary - Information for research and education for health care academics, professionals and the general public.

Medspeak - Defines over 300 medical terms used in the television show ER, and has FAQ about the medicine used in ER. A handy reference for medicine.

A Modern Herbal - Dictionary of herbal botanical terms and remedies with detailed entries.

MPIP - Searchable medical dictionary with use of wild cards; references cross-linked to additional material.

MRI Dictionary - Dictionary of MRI and general electrical and medical terms.

MT Desk - Medical and surgical dictionary.

Multilingual Dictionary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms - Addresses medical terminology for the professional and the layman in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Multilingual Medical Dictionary - Medical Dictionary spreadsheet: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French & Dutch. Over 3,400 key words in each language. Dozens of online bilingual dictionaries & glossaries listed here, incl. 4-language foods/cuisine dictionary

Neuroscience Dictionary - Some of the more common terms.

On-line Medical Dictionary - Searchable dictionary created by Dr. Graham Dark.

Oral Physiology Dictionary - Dictionary designed to assist students studying oral physiology.

Pediatric Liver Care Center Dictionary - includes terms and definitions you might hear during a child's liver-related evaluation and treatment.

Perfusion Technology - Terms and acronym expansions for perfusion technology, open heart surgery and cardiology.

Psychotherapy Terms - Dictionary of terms from the 2001 edition of "Guide to Psychotherapists in Private Practice".

SCXT310 Dictionary - Scientific Dictionary of immune and nervous systems terminology.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Dictionary of medical and scientific terminology relating to sexually transmitted diseases.

Spellex Medical - Online spelling verification and Pharmaceutical reference.

Stat-Ref - Electronic medical library lets you cross-search more than 31 medical texts.

Veterinary Terms - Dictionary of veterinary terms and acronyms from the Society of Practicing Veterinary Surgeons with further links to information on "Foot and Mouth Disease".

The Vocabulary of Loss - A dictionary of suicide-related terminology as well as some essays about related topics.

Online Resources for Nurses

How you format your resume is as important as the career information and experience within it. You wouldn't come dressed to an interview without carefully choosing your clothes. The same goes for your reusme. Your resume has about 5 seconds to make its first impression.

  1. Use a font size that is easy on the eyes. No smaller than 10 points.
  2. Avoid large fonts. They waste space and may seem comical.
  3. Use a professional, business font such as Arial or Verdana
  4. Use the same font throughout your resume.
  5. Use white space. Crowded text is difficult to read.
  6. Use short bulleted text to increase ease of reading.
  7. Keep your resume to one page.

Remember, the goal of your resume is to get an interview. Accounting for every aspect of your professional life smacks of unprofessionalism.

Resume Attachments

  1. Unless you are invited to do so, avoid sending attachments.
  2. Spam filters and corporate security measures will often strip attachments from email, or block the email from going through.
  3. You can paste your resume into the body of your email. And, you can post a copy of your reusme on the Internet with a link to it.
  4. Of course, it is always best to get your resume hand delivered to the hiring manager.

Simple, easy process. The results were as good or better than the more expensive, popular options like Monster. -- Riza - Kaiser Permanente