The high demand for nurses and other medical professionals has resulted in a dramatic enrollment increase in nursing schools and colleges who offer medical training. All these students are required to pass a course in microbiology, which tends to trip up many students. The proposed book will demystify the complex topic of microbiology in a way that students will gain the necessary skills required for several different branches of the medical profession.

Microbiology Demystified

Science & Math

Keogh, James

Betsy, Tom

Biological Sciences

McGraw-Hill Professional

The painless way to master medical-surgical nursing Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is a self-teaching guide and subject review that helps students and practitioners understand the fundamental concepts of medical-surgical nursing. Using a building block approach, this entertaining book breaks complex material down into brief, easy-to-understand sections. Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified features a full chapter for each system--cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, hematologic, nervous, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, genitourinary, and integumentary. You'll find a description of how the system functions, signs and symptoms of diseases and conditions, diagnostic tests, and treatment options. Perioperative preparation and pain management are also covered. Filled with key terms to help you to remember important concepts, and complete with end-of-chapter NCLEX-style quizzes to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of medical-surgical nursing in no time at all.
This fast and easy guide offers:
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<li>Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter</li>
<li>An NCLEX-style quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses</li>
<li>Coverage of diagnostic tests and treatment options</li>
<li>A final exam at the end of the book</li>
<li>A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work</li>
</ul>
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this essential nursing topic.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified (Demystified Nursing)

Medical Books

Digiulio, Mary

Nursing

Write custom Palm OS Cobalt applications for business, communications, entertainment, and other uses with help from the step-by-step guide. Following a start-to-finish sample application, you’ll learn to work in the Palm OS Developer Suite to build programs that run on all Palm OS devices, including the palmOne Treo, Tungsten, and Zire models, Sony CLIÉs, the Fossil Wrist PDA, and many others. Create user interface elements such as buttons and scroll bars, develop databases, and much more. Plus, you’ll learn to test your applications and apply the tricks and techniques used by professional programmers.

Palm OS Cobalt Programming From the Ground Up, Second Edition (From the Ground Up)

Computers & Technology

Graham, Matthew

Mykland, Robert

Operating Systems

McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media

Get comprehensive coverage of J2EE in this all-inclusive resource. Organized by component type, this is the most complete guide on the market and addresses J2EE’s massive collection of APIs. Fully up-to-date and ontaining J2EE best practices -- plus coverage of Java databases, Java interconnectivity, and Web services, this is ideal for every developer working with J2EE.

J2EE: The complete Reference

Web Development & Design

J2ME allows developers to use Java and the J2ME wireless toolkit to create applications and programs for wireless and mobile devices. This is the most comprehensive resource for Java developers seeking to understand and utilise J2ME when building mobile applications and services. - Understand the core fundamentals of J2ME - Discover what makes J2ME unique with coverage on advanced topics like Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) and Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) - Comprehend how to build robust mobile applications with examples on J2ME supported software development kits, databases, web services, and more - Learn from other people's mistakes with coverage on J2ME Best Practices and security

J2ME: The Complete Reference

Networking & Cloud Computing

McGraw=Hill

Whether you are an entry-level or seasoned designer or programmer, learn all about data structures in this easy-to-understand, self-teaching guide that can be directly applied to any programming language. From memory and addresses to hashtables, authors Keogh and Davidson, provide clear explanations that demystify this “algebra of programming.”

Data Structures Demystified (Demystified)

Davidson, Ken

Programming

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Learn object-oriented programming in no time with help from this easy-to-understand guide, ideal for novice and expert programmers alike. Discover why objects are so successful as the model for this type of programming and how objects are classified. Distinguish between how people see the world and how computers “see” it. Learn about attributes and methods, inheritance, polymorphism, real-world and case modeling, object-oriented programming languages, and much more. Each chapter ends with a quiz, culminating in a final exam at the end of the book so you can test your knowledge.

OOP Demystified

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
There is no easier way to learn XML!
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is the language that enables efficient interchange of structured data across the Web. Written in non-technical language, this book covers the details of the language and demonstrates its use through real-world examples. The book also explains how to build an XML application from start to finish.

XML Demystified

Paradox: The Complete Reference

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Computing McGraw-Hill

Will your organization's computer programs run the way you need them to on January 1, 2000? The time to find out is NOW! This timely book gives a brief yet thorough explanation of what the Year 2000 Problem is, how it came about, and why you need to begin addressing the problem today. The author effectively discusses the costs involved to correct it -- a single mid-size company which began corrective measures on January 1, 1997, will spend an estimated $3.6 to $4.8 million -- and the dangers of not correcting the problem at all. By offering a complete planning process to handle the change to the year 2000, this valuable book is every business executives', IT directors', IS managers', and programmers' guide to successfully solving the Year 2000 Problem. * Features a complete overview of what the Year 2000 Problem is and expert analysis on how it will affect any operation that uses computers * Provides thorough discussion of Safety Blankets for staff-built software, off-the-shelf software packages, vendor software, outsourced systems, and more * Arms the reader with a checklist of issues to start addressing the problem * Identifies the type of help available and where to find it * Equips the reader with a complete methodology for exterminating the year 2000 bug from any system

Solving the Year 2000 Problem

Computer Science

Academic Press

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