A comprehensive, practical guidebook to bonds and the bond marketSpeaking directly to the practitioner, this thorough guide covers everything there is to know about bonds-from basic concepts to more advanced bond topics.The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Marketaddresses the principles of the bond market and offers the tools to apply them in the real world. By tying the concepts of fixed-income products to big-picture aspects of the economy, this book prepares readers to apply specific tools and methods that will help them glean profits from the bond market.
Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic reveals for the first time how this complex service organization fosters a culture that exceeds customer expectations and earns deep loyalty from both customers and employees. Service business authority Leonard Berry and Mayo Clinic marketing administrator Kent Seltman explain how the Clinic implements and maintains its strategy, adheres to its management system, executes its care model, and embraces new knowledge - invaluable lessons for managers and service providers of all industries.Drs. Berry and Seltman had the rare opportunity to study Mayo Clinic's service culture and systems from the inside by conducting personal interviews with leaders, clinicians, staff, and patients, as well as observing hundreds of clinician-patient interactions. The result is a book about how the Clinic's business concept produces stellar clinical results, organizational efficiency, and interpersonal service.By examining the operating principles that guide every management decision at this legendary healthcare institution, the authorsDemonstrate how a great service brand evolves from the core values that nourish and protect it Extrapolate instructive business lessons that apply outside healthcare Illustrate the benefits of pooling talent and encouraging teamwork Relate historical events and perspectives to the present-day Mayo Clinic Share inspiring stories from staff and patients An innovative analysis of this exemplary institution, Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic presents a proven prescription for creating sustainable service excellence in any organization.
Fundamentals of Taxation 2024 Edition emphasizes a hands-on approach to tax education. It's a Taxation textbook designed to expose beginning tax students to tax law, but to also teach the practical intricacies involved in the preparation of tax forms and tax returns. To train tomorrow's tax preparers to handle the complex U.S. tax law, the Fundamentals of Taxation author team has devised four primary teaching advantages: . Organized to closely follow the IRS tax forms. Actual tax forms are incorporated throughout the text, giving students the opportunity to understand the principles behind tax law while they learn how to work with clients to obtain the information, they will need to complete tax forms. . Proper reporting of tax issues are illustrated. The authors present a tax issue, discuss the legal requirements, illustrate the proper tax form placement, and show the completed form in the text, mixing practical and legal implications of tax preparation. . Integration of an individual income tax software package (TaxACT). The authors supplement the text with citations of relevant tax authorities, such as the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, and court cases.
Make your boat dreams come true with aluminumAluminum is the ideal boatbuilding material-light, economical, maintenance-free, and easy to work with. This second edition offers you everything you need to know about working with this material, from welding to fitting out and painting.
The Definitive Guide to Using Analytics for Better Business Decisions"A must-read for anyone who is directly or indirectly leading or managing an analytics function--and anyone who wants to make better decisions based on analytics, not just intuition or an 'overemphasis on industry knowledge, which crowds out good analytics.'" -- Charlotte E. Sibley, President, Sibley Associates, a bioPharma consulting company"Over the long term, those who show the greatest imagination, grow the right skills, build the deepest organizations, and follow rigorous statistical practice will reap the greatest rewards from their analytics efforts. A Practitioner's Guide to Business Analytics lights the way." -- Thomas C. Redman, PhD, the Data Doc, Navesink Consulting Group"Executives beware. This is not your typical management book. This book contains real information from analytical professionals who are outside the executive bubble. . . . Hold on to your seat and be prepared to change the way you think about leaders, leadership qualities, and leadership skills needed for future success in the changing business landscape." -- Thomas J. Scott, Director/Advisor, Marketing Sciences Solutions, TGaS Advisors"Randy Bartlett has written an important and useful book, filling at least some of the large void between books that exhort managers to think more analytically without explaining how, and overly technical books that only quantitative analysts would appreciate. Particular strengths are the recommendations about how to organize to integrate analytical expertise into decision-making and the guidance about how managers can assess whether they are getting good analytical advice." -- Douglas A. Samuelson, D.Sc., President and Chief Scientist, InfoLogix, Inc., Annandale, VA; quantitative analyst, inventor, entrepreneur and executiveAbout the Book:The real tragedy of a company failing while using analytics is the fact that its leaders will have the data to explain the failure, but they won't have the capabilities in place to filter the data and convert it into actionable business insights. One implication of Big Data is that we need to adapt . . . quickly. A Practitioner's Guide to Business Analytics integrates powerful strategies for leveraging analytics inside a business with a how-to playbook of tactics to make it happen.The case for competing based on analytics is clear, but until now, there hasn't been authoritative guidance for inciting a corporate community to evolve into a thriving, analytics-driven environment. This hands-on book gives you the tools, knowledge, and strategies to capture the level of organizational commitment you need to get business analytics up and running in your company. It helps you define what business analytics is, quantify the exponential value it brings to an organization, and show others how to harness its power to gain advantage over competitors.Accomplished business information professional Randy Bartlett brings his comprehensive coverage to life with firsthand accounts of using business analytics at brand-name global companies. Through in-depth examinations of success stories and failures in analytics-based decision making and data analyses, he fully prepares you to:Assess your company's analytics needs and capabilities, and develop a strategic analytics plan Steward the three pillars of Best Statistical Practice and accurately measure the quality of analytics-based decisions and data analyses Build and organize a specialized Business Analytics Team to lead infrastructural changes Upgrade the foundation that supports business analytics--data collection, data software, and data management Create the essential synergy for success between the Business Analytics Team and ITEffectively integrating analytics into everyday decision making, corporate
The #1 annually updated general medical text -presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine.For more than six decades, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide is formatted in a way that enables readers to find the answers they need quickly and easily.CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 reflects the latest developments in medicine, guidelines, references, and more. You'll find authoritative, evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders along with a concise, yet thorough synopsis of diagnosis and treatment. This trusted classic covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care and includes discussion of new developments and breakthroughs in medicine.CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 features:A comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to dailyCoverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disordersHundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade namesAnnual updates to topics in all chapters in a consistent format, drugs, tables, and imagesYear in Review highlighting the many topics with significant clinical changes over the last yearEssentials of Diagnosis for most diseases/disordersDiagnostic and treatment algorithms present complex information in an at-a-glance styleHundreds of full-color photos and illustrationsNew to this edition:Latest USPSFT recommendations for cardiovascular risk preventionSignificant new opioid prescribing guidelines from the CDCClarification on the distinction between uncontrolled hypertensive and hypertension emergencyLatest classification of lymphomas released by the WHORecommendations for the initiation and titration of treatment for chronic hypertension in pregnancyCurrent treatment guidelines and medications for H pylori infectionClassification of the role, dosing, and potential risks of JAK inhibitors and anti-23 antibody (Risankizumab) in the treatment of IBDUpdates that underscore the growing utility of combination treatments for high LDL levels, especially among high and very high-risk patientsThe WHO revision of the pathological classification of renal cell carcinoma to assist with prognosis prediction and treatment decisions
Medical Insurance: A Revenue Cycle Process Approach emphasizes the revenue cycle-ten steps that clearly identify all the components needed to successfully manage the medical insurance claims process. The cycle shows how administrative medical professionals "follow the money."
Competencyis within your reach with the new, sixth edition of Phlebotomy: ACompetency-Based Approach. With Phlebotomy's pedagogy-rich formatand plentiful Learn How features and Competency Checklists, you can easilygrasp not only essential phlebotomy skills and competencies, but also thecritical soft skills needed for a successful transition from classroom to lab.
An essential guide to navigating the journey to recovery from critical illnessMillions of patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) each year, one third of whom need a ventilator machine to help them breathe. These critically ill patients may develop health problems related to their illness, injury, ventilator or other treatments. Such problems can continue after the patient leaves the hospital. LANGE: After the ICU: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Supporting Critical Illness Survivors fills a gap in the existing literature on the subject. Arranged in three sections, the book addresses the ways in which care in the ICU can impact life afterwards and provides a framework for the recovery process. The early chapters feature personal stories from patients describing their life-threatening illness, journey to recovery, and the clinicians who helped them along the way. In the following chapters, clinicians, physicians, nurses, and patients' family members share their unique perspectives on the recovery process. Each chapter includes a specific section dedicated to tips for clinicians. . Includes key concepts of care across the arc of the ICU patient encounter . Evidence-based interventions are presented and summarized in a practical stepwise approach. Features accounts from patients, clinicians, physicians, nurses, and others involved in the care and recovery process
Where financial advisors go for answers--revised and updated to address consequential legal and economic changesFrom the oil crisis and stock market crash in the 1970s through deregulation into the 1990s to the 2008 financial crisis--every financial planner worth their salt turned to Victor Hallman and Jerry Rosenbloom's classic reference for answers. To maintain its iconic position in the industry, this bible of wealth development moves into its Ninth Edition to ensure today's professional investors and financial stewards have reliable guidance to the latest legislation, economic developments, and wealth management trends and techniques.This latest edition of Private Wealth Managementprovides everything you need to operate with sophistication and savvy in today's markets--from setting financial objectives and executing the planning process to investing in equities and fixed-income securities to retirement income planning to methods for lifetime wealth transfers, and more. Written for the serious practitioner, this one-of-a-kind guide gives you a solid foundation for planning a prosperous financial future in the real world, which means it makes you an expert in:Major new tax legislation, including the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010" and the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012"A variety of economic benefits and investment products Changes in individual annuities and retirement products with an increased focus on retirement planning Modifications to health and disability insurance The Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Health Care Reconciliation Act of 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 New developments in estate and marital deduction planning such as "portability"This completely updated edition remains a wealth-building and income management tool by presenting many useful strategies, including those for dealing with the current "super-low" interest rates.Private Wealth Management, Ninth Edition, is the cornerstone of financial planning.
Keep your boat's electrical systems running and reliable"Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook is perfect for learning how your boat's electrical system and much of its equipment works, and it will be an invaluable guide when adding equipment as well. This book needs to be in every boater's library as a ready reference on how to make effective repairs and modifications that comply with ABYC standards."-Ed Sherman, Senior Instructor and Curriculum Designer, American Boat and Yacht Council "A definitive technical book that is easy to read. Buy this book and throw out the rest."-Motorboat & YachtingWhether you take to the sea under power or sail, bounce around the bay in your runabout, or cross oceans in your cruiser, you'll find everything you need to maintain, repair, and upgrade your boat's DC and AC electrical systems with this comprehensive and fully illustrated guide.Tackle onboard electrical projects and learn how to:Meet ABYC standards for both DC and AC wiring Install solar- and wind-power systems Add electrical components Prevent corrosion of your electrical system . . . and more
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.The definitive guide to airport planning and management¿fully updated with the latest advances in the industry.This thoroughly revised guide covers all aspects of airport infrastructure¿from the airfield and runway to airspace, air traffic control, and terminal and security systems. Airport Planning & Management, Seventh Edition clearly explains the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), historical and current legislation and regulations, FAR Part 139, and more. You'll explore cutting-edge concepts such as automation, smart baggage handling, enhanced security, and analytics. Updated questions for review and discussion will bring new insights to your knowledge of how airports are planned and managed.Coverage includes:.An introduction to airports and airport systems .Airport and airport systems organization and administration .Historical and legislative perspectives .The airfield .Airspace and air traffic management .Airport operations management under FAR Part 139 .Airport terminals and ground access .Airport security .Airport financial management .Economic, political, and social role of airports .Airport planning .Airport capacity and delay .The future of airport management
The best cardiovascular physiology text for USMLE review and course workConcise and engaging, Mohrman and Heller's Cardiovascular Physiology provides everything you need to gain a fundamental knowledge of the basic operating principles of the intact cardiovascular system and how those principles apply to clinical medicine. This updated edition is more reader-friendly and includes important updates, design improvements, and fresh perspectives on critical subject matter.Succinct but thorough, the text focuses on the facts and concepts you must know to get a solid "big picture" overview of how the cardiovascular system operates in normal and abnormal situations. No other text will prove more valuable in enhancing your ability to evaluate the myriad new information you will be exposed to throughout your career than Mohrman and Heller's Cardiovascular Physiology. Medical students will find it to be an outstanding review for the USMLE® and experienced clinicians will find it to be a valuable clinical refresher.FeaturesUpdated to reflect the latest research and developments in the field "Perspectives" in each chapter identify important, currently unresolved issuesClarifies the details of physiologic mechanisms and their role in pathologic statesLinks cardiovascular physiology to diagnosis and treatmentSummarizes key concepts at the end of each chapterHighlights must-know information with chapter objectivesReinforces learning with study questions at the end of each chapter
Prepare for the CompTIA CySA+(TM) certification exam using this fully updated self-study resourceTake the current version of the challenging CompTIA CySA+(TM) certification exam with confidence using the detailed information contained in this up-to-date integrated study system. Based on proven pedagogy, the book contains detailed explanations, real-world examples, step-by-step exercises, and exam-focused special elements that teach and reinforce practical skills.CompTIA CySA+(TM) Cybersecurity Analyst Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Third Edition (Exam CS0-003) covers 100% of 2023 exam objectives and features re-structured content and new topics. Online content enables you to test yourself with full-length, timed practice exams or create customized quizzes by chapter or exam domain. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this comprehensive guide also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.Includes access to the TotalTester Online test engine with 170 multiple-choice practice exam questions and additional performance-based questionsIncludes a 10% off exam voucher coupon, a $39 valueWritten by a team of recognized cybersecurity experts
This laboratory manual was prepared to supplement the textbook Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Fourteenth Edition, by Dr. Charles Welsh and Cynthia Prentice-Craver. As in the textbook, the laboratory manual is designed for students with minimal backgrounds in the physical and biological sciences pursuing careers in professional health fields.The laboratory manual contains forty-nine laboratory exercises and reports closely integrated with the chapters of the textbook. The exercises are planned to illustrate and review the anatomical and physiological facts and principles presented in the textbook and to help students investigate some of these ideas in greater detail.
FULLY UPDATED FOR CURRENT TAX LAWSThe bold and innovative McGraw Hill Taxation series is now the most widely adopted code-based Tax title across the country. It's apparent why the clear, organized, and engaging delivery of content, paired with the most current and robust tax code updates, is used by more than 650 schools.The breadth of the topical coverage, the storyline approach to presenting the material, the emphasis on the tax and non-taxconsequences of multiple parties involved in transactions, and the integration of financial and tax accounting topics make this book ideal for the modern tax curriculum. Story Line Approach: Each chapter begins with a story line that introduces a set of characters or a business entity facingspecific tax-related situations. Examples related to the story line allow students to learn the code in context. Integrated Examples: In addition to providing examples incontext, we provide "What if" scenarios within many examples to illustrate how variations in the facts might or might not change the answers.More than 100 Videos: Guided Example hint videos provide students with on-demand walk-throughs of key Taxtopics, offering narrated, animated, step-by-step solutions to algorithmic variants for select exercises similar to thoseassigned.Conversational Writing Style, Superior Organization, and Real-World Focus
A uniquely qualified expert offers critical diagnostics and tools to help you stay on fire at work and in life-without burning outBurnout has become an epidemic. But burnout is not merely a case of working too hard or feeling physically exhausted for an extended period of time, and it isn't a personal failure. According to physician, executive coach, and speaker Dr. Neha Sangwan-an expert empowering corporate leaders and organizational teams to excel under pressure-burnout is due to prolonged stress and an ongoing net drain of energy on one or more of five levels: physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. When we are burned out, our productivity suffers, our health declines, and we are more reactive in our relationships. Not having the resources to handle challenging circumstances, address conflict, or engage in healthy boundaries further worsens stress and dysfunctional situations in our professional and personal lives. Burnout is also a wake-up call. To reverse it, we need a different kind of prescription-one that addresses burnout on the levels where it's happening and replenishes our energy with simple, powerful steps toward healing.In this book, Dr. Sangwan helps you identify on which of the five levels-physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual-burnout is occurring. Once you identify your biggest energy drains, she equips you with powerful tools that enable you to expand your awareness, transform your mindset, communicate with integrity, and align your decision-making with what matters most. When you understand how to identify and heal burnout, you have the power to reconnect to yourself, your colleagues, your community, and the meaning of your work in a new and profound way.
More than 800 questions and answers provide the practice you need to excel on the National Certification ExaminationPrepare for the nurse anesthesia certification or recertification with this outstanding review written by an experienced nurse anesthesia educator. Focusing on topics tested by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, the text includes over 800 questions and answers in multiple choice, multiple response, and calculation formats, with subjects mixed to reflect the actual test. Detailed explanations augment each answer, with page references to Clinical Anesthesiology, Seventh Edition and other texts, for more detailed topic discussions.This updated edition features new content on ultrasound in regional anesthesia; use of plain film imaging in anesthesia; psych meds in anesthesia; and updated references.
Discover how to calculate structural loads in compliance with 2024 IBC and ASCE 7-22 requirementsThis practical guide shows, step by step, how to interpret and apply the provisions of the 2024 IBC and ASCE 7-22. The book contains information on how to accurately determine structural loads including gravity and environmental loads. Many new figures, flow charts, design aids, and example problems have been included in this edition based on the major changes in the provisions.Structural Load Determination: 2024 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-22 opens with an introduction to structural loads and a discussion of the relationship between the IBC and ASCE 7 standards. From there, the book provides in-depth coverage on how to determine the following loads: dead, live (including live load reduction), , rain, snow, ice, wind (including new provisions for tornados), earthquake, flood and tsunami. A chapter is devoted to typical load paths for both gravity and lateral loads. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the proper application of load provisions within the scope of everyday practice.Updates all code and standard references to the latest requirementsThis edition includes metric units in all chapters, problems, and examplesWritten by an experienced structural engineer and co-branded with the ICC
Sharpen your critical thinking skills and prepare for real-world practice with clinical casesThis accessible resource is filled with case studies that illustrate the critical concepts you need to build and enhance your skills in orthopedic physical therapy. Each case includes a discussion of the health condition, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, plan of care and interventions, evidence-based practice recommendations, and references. NPTE-style review questions accompanying each case reinforce your learning.With leading clinicians, researchers, and academics presenting more than three dozen cases, this edition features the latest clinical concerns, including first-time coverage of blood flow restriction, dry needling, thoracic spine manipulation, and exercise for chronic low back pain.
This unique case-based resource provides real-life ethical scenarios and dilemmas that build your expertise on this increasingly important topicCarefully selected to encourage thinking and discussion, the cases in Professional Issues and Ethics in Physical Therapy provide a framework for quickly and accurately answering vital questions when it comes to professional ethics in a physical therapy setting like "What should I do?" and "How should I act?" In addition to addressing clinician-patient situations, it explains how to resolve issues within institutional and societal perspectives.With content specifically designed to help students excel in their Professional Issues & Ethics Course, this updated guide covers everything you need to know, including:Healthcare ethics and professionalismEthical risk factorsDecision-making models for clinical practiceFrameworks for different practice settingsProtecting against moral injury in practicePracticing ethically in a "hands off" worldAccountability and boundariesProfessional relationships, responsibility, and self-regulationThe text is divided into two sections: Ethics for the Physical Therapist provides didactic, foundational material; Types of Ethical Decisions: Case Analysis applies ethical decision-making tools to relevant cases, with the second section focusing on case analyses. The two sections integrate with one another, but each can also be read separately.
The definitive guide to managing external ventricular and lumbar drains-a common but overlooked procedure in medical literatureThe most common point of contact with providers in neurocritical care units, trauma units, and emergency departments, external ventricular drains and lumbar drains are used to relieve elevated intracranial pressure, usually due to a brain hemorrhage from acute trauma.Covering indications, anatomy, planning, and procedure stages for each drain, External Ventricular and Lumbar Drains: Indications, Procedures, and Patient Care helps you troubleshoot problems that can arise in patients who undergo this procedure. The authors provide thorough coverage of why these drains are placed, why they are placed in certain locations, how they are placed, and what steps to take when there is a malfunction. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide covers:Cerebrospinal fluid anatomyObstructive and communicating hydrocephalusIntracranial pressure monitoringVentricular and lumbar entrance pointsEVD and LD equipment, patient positioning, procedure, and troubleshooting
An International Franchisee of the Year delivers a proven method for entrepreneurial success based on his remarkable story of going from Ethiopian refugee to multi-millionaireFormer Ethiopian refugee Yonas Hagos shares his amazing story about his plight in Ethiopia, his emigration to the U.S., and the business journey he took to become the owner of dozens of restaurant franchises.From Scrappy to Self-Made describes how Hagos beat all the odds to become the owner of more than four dozen restaurant franchises that have earned him $10 million, and counting. He owns and operates more than 50 restaurants, including Arby's, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and multiple outlets of Smoothie King (32 locations), Dunkin' Donuts (9 locations)-and coming soon, Kaia Tapas and Beach Life.A tale of entrepreneurship focusing on the roadblocks aspirational business owners most commonly encounter, this how-to, self-help guide provides gripping personal stories and feet-on-the street advice. Hagos covers his assimilation into a different culture while delving into every single aspect of what it takes to launch a successful business, to fail at running one, to learn from mistakes, and to move on to sustained success.Throughout the book, Hagos acts as a mentor, answering questions any new entrepreneur will be sure to have, including:When an entrepreneur is starting out and has limited funds, how do you start to think about opening a franchise or business?How do the entry-level jobs set the stage for ultimate ownership and success?How does someone with minimal education master the skills that it takes to operate a restaurant franchise and run a business?After you open your business, what does it take to make it a success? And how do you strategize when things are going downhill?Once you launch your first business, what are the key steps you take to expand? Open your second business? And keep expanding with more and more?Melding the how-to, self-help business book with gripping personal stories, From Scrappy to Self-Made is a tale of entrepreneurship that focuses on the roadblocks aspirational business owners encounter.
The standard-bearer of critical care nursing guides-this succinct, comprehensive resource delivers the most current concepts for treating adult, critically ill patients and their familiesWritten by top leaders in their field, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing provides everything you need to excel in your job or secure your CCRN certification.This unmatched guide is filled with helpful tables and learning aids, including Knowledge Competencies for gauging progress, Principles of Management that summarize key concepts, and Essential Content case studies with questions and answers to reinforce lessons learned. The most thorough, learner-friendly text of its kind, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing has everything you need to master your profession.AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is organized into four sections:The Essentials presents core information for providing safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnosesPathologic Conditions covers conditions and management strategies commonly encountered among adult critical care patientsAdvanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient describes specific pathologic conditions that require specialized critical care managementKey Reference Information features normal laboratory and diagnostic values, cardiac rhythms and their treatment and crisis standards of care
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