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Acknowledgments

Writing and illustrating are part of a book, yet never the whole, and we thank the

editors and production staff of the F. A. Davis Company, especially:

• Lisa Deitch, Nursing Editor


• Alan Sorkowitz, of Alan Sorkowitz Editorial Services, Developmental Editor


• Bob Butler, Production Editor


• Michael Bailey, Director of Production


• Patti Cleary, Editor in Chief, Nursing


• Ilysa Richman, Project Editor, Nursing


• Lisa Thompson, Project Editor, Production


• Lorretta Palagi, Copy Editor


• Carolyn O’Brien, for designing the layout and the cover


• Neil Kelly, director of sales, and all of the F. A. Davis sales representatives

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To my students, past and present

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To Brooks, for his encouragement

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