ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Mary DiGiuliois an Adult Nurse Practitioner on the faculty in the School of Nursing at
UMDNJ in Newark, NJ and in practice in Teaneck, NJ. She has taught nursing at the
graduate, baccalaureate and pre-licensure levels and presented for RN and PN review
courses and nurse refresher courses.Donna Jacksonis an Adult Nurse Practitioner currently in practice in Teaneck, NJ. She
is on the Advisory Board of the nursing program at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City,
NJ. She has taught nursing courses at the graduate, baccalaureateand pre-licensure levels.Jim Keoghis on the faculty of Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City and New York
University. He is the author of more than 70 books including Pharmacology Demystified,
Microbiology Demystified, Nurse Management Demystified, Medical Billing and Coding
Demystified, and Charting Demystified.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Mary, Donna, and Jim are indebted to the dedication and work of Judy Bass, Maureen B.
Walker, Pamela A. Pelton, Joanna V. Pomeranz, Nancy W. Dimitry, Gabriella Kadar, Don
Pomeranz, and Don Dimitry who made this book possible.Ihanks to my nephew Tim
Boutelle, a student at the University of Chicago. He spent many hours helping me proof-
read the manuscript, and he offered insights and suggestions from the point of view of
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