Completely updated and revised, the 30th edition of this best-selling reference provides instant access to the latest recommendations for treatment of infectious diseases in children.

For each disease, the authors provide a commentary to help select the best of all antimicrobial choices.
Drug descriptions cover all antimicrobial agents available today and include complete information about dosing regimens. Free updates are available at aap.org/Nelsons.

The introduction explains that accounting information systems are essential components of modern organizations because they connect accounting processes, technology, people, procedures, and data to produce useful information for managers, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders. The text emphasizes that accountants must understand both accounting principles and information technology to operate effectively in today’s business environment.

Key themes include:

• Role of accounting information systems: AIS helps organizations capture business transactions, transform data into meaningful information, and support planning, control, and decision-making.
• Integration of accounting and technology: The introduction highlights that advances in information technology have changed the responsibilities of accountants, requiring knowledge of databases, enterprise systems, controls, and analytics.
• Business processes and cycles: The book introduces the importance of understanding processes such as revenue, expenditure, production, human resources, and financing cycles because accounting information is generated through these activities.
• Internal control and risk management: A major focus is protecting organizational assets, ensuring reliable information, improving operational efficiency, and reducing risks such as fraud and errors.
• Decision support: AIS provides information that helps managers evaluate performance, allocate resources, and make strategic decisions.

2023 Nelson’s Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy is a concise clinical reference designed to help healthcare professionals make informed decisions about the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in infants, children, and adolescents. It provides practical guidance on selecting appropriate antimicrobial therapies, determining dosages, and managing common and complex pediatric infections.

The book focuses on evidence-based antimicrobial use and is intended for pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, advanced practice nurses, residents, and other healthcare professionals involved in pediatric care. It presents updated recommendations for antibiotics, antifungal agents, antiviral medications, and antiparasitic therapies while emphasizing safe and effective treatment strategies.

Brown’s Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection is a foundational textbook that introduces nursing students and healthcare professionals to the principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) and the role of research in improving patient care. The book explains how nurses can locate, evaluate, and apply scientific evidence to support clinical decision-making and improve healthcare outcomes.

The text presents evidence-based nursing as a connection between research findings, clinical expertise, and patient preferences. It helps learners understand the process of moving from a clinical question to finding relevant evidence, critically evaluating research quality, and integrating evidence into nursing practice.

The introduction presents the purpose of the book as a comprehensive review resource to help neonatal intensive care nurses strengthen their knowledge, apply evidence-based practice, and prepare effectively for professional certification examinations. It emphasizes the specialized knowledge required to care for critically ill newborns and the importance of maintaining current clinical competency in neonatal nursing.

Key themes include:

• Preparation for certification: The book is structured around current exam content outlines and provides practice questions designed to reflect the format and scope of major neonatal nursing certification exams.
• Evidence-based neonatal care: The introduction highlights the need for nurses to understand current standards, clinical guidelines, and best practices when caring for premature and critically ill infants.

The introduction explains that card payment acquiring is a complex technology ecosystem involving merchants, acquiring banks, payment networks, processors, terminals, and security systems. While consumers experience card payments as a simple transaction, the underlying processes involve sophisticated protocols, standards, and cryptographic methods that ensure transactions are authorized, processed, and protected.

Key themes include:

• Understanding acquiring systems: The book introduces the role of acquiring systems in enabling merchants to accept payment cards and connect transactions with financial networks.
• Payment ecosystem overview: It explains the relationships among merchants, acquirers, issuers, payment schemes, and processors, showing how each participant contributes to successful payment processing.
• Card payment technologies: The introduction establishes the importance of technologies such as payment cards, transaction protocols, terminals, and communication networks in modern payment systems.

Digital VLSI Chip Design with Cadence and Synopsys CAD Tools is a practical, hands-on guide that introduces readers to the complete process of designing a digital CMOS integrated circuit using industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. The book focuses on taking a design from the initial concept and schematic entry through simulation, layout, verification, and preparation for fabrication.

The book is aimed at students, engineers, and designers who want to understand the real-world VLSI design flow rather than only the theoretical aspects of digital circuit design. It provides step-by-step tutorials using commercial tools from Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, including practical examples, screenshots, and explanations of tool operation.

Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Care and Complications is an evidence-based clinical reference that provides a detailed approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and medical management of eating disorders. It is intended for physicians, mental health professionals, dietitians, trainees, and other healthcare providers who care for patients with disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and related conditions.

The book emphasizes that eating disorders are complex illnesses involving interactions between psychological, nutritional, behavioral, and medical factors. It focuses not only on psychiatric aspects but also on the serious physical consequences that may affect multiple organ systems, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and metabolic complications.

Essentials of Health Policy and Law is an introductory textbook that explores the foundations of health policy, healthcare law, and public health systems. It is designed for students and professionals in public health, medicine, nursing, health administration, public policy, and related healthcare fields. The book helps readers understand how laws and policies shape healthcare delivery, access, quality, cost, and population health outcomes.

The text introduces readers to the relationship between government, healthcare organizations, stakeholders, and communities in developing and implementing