title: Science in Nursing L Cree and S Rischmiller Science in Nursing W B Saunders 344pp £13.95 03-900266-7 [Formula: see text].
abstract: Throughout, where applicable to nursing, the sciences of biology, chemistry and physics are examined. The content is diverse, with chapters on humans and heat; the forces and mechanics of the 'human' machine; atoms, ions and molecules (atomic theory); fluids; and energy in the body.