This comprehensive pediatric review and examination resource is designed to strengthen competency in child health assessment, disease prevention, therapeutic care, and developmental monitoring. Emphasizing the unique physiological and psychosocial needs of infants, children, and adolescents, it integrates evidence-based pediatric nursing practice with public health, family-centered care, and child survival strategies. Learners are guided to master essential concepts across growth and development, nutrition, immunization schedules, community-based child health, and management of childhood illnesses. Aligned with the objectives highlighted in the course content such as enhancing child survival knowledge, disease prevention, and understanding child behavior and social needs This resource provides clinically relevant scenarios and structured learning outcomes. It fosters the ability to prioritize care, apply anticipatory guidance, deliver developmentally appropriate interventions, and engage families in promoting child well-being.

This book shows off JavaScript’s potential for developing web applications by mixing in-depth theory instruction with enjoyable assignments that will push your limits. To gain a thorough knowledge of the ideas, you can experiment with them in your own editor or browser console as you learn them. Basic programming concepts, including variables, arrays, objects, functions, conditionals, loops, classes, and more, will be covered first. Building on this foundation, you’ll combine JavaScript with HTML and CSS to create interactive web applications that you can use immediately away, with the help of interesting examples and practical exercises. The fundamentals of the JavaScript language will be used to help you learn how to create your own scripts from scratch, which will make the script-writing process easier. Detailed examples and scripts explaining how to combine JavaScript with Google Apps script were provided in Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen. Creating and releasing add-ons for Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms on an online shop is made simple using Apps Script. It functions as a unified platform for creating, coding, and eventually sharing apps on the web store. The concepts of creating a menu, sending emails, developing interactive web pages, creating a user login and registration form, submitting HTML form data to Google Sheets, searching Google Sheets content from a website, and putting all of these strategies into practice to create an interactive web page that serves as a form to submit sheets will all be covered.

This book is a meticulously structured, all-in-one multiple-choice question and answer (MCQ) review guide tailored for learners and educators across the spectrum of medical and health science disciplines. Covering over 15 thematic subjects including Child Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Ethics, Primary Health Care, Health Economics, Environmental Health, Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methodology it offers a dynamic and practical approach to mastering complex topics essential to clinical, community, and academic practice. With a focus on real-world application and evidence-based principles, this resource is ideal for exam preparation, certification, and continuing professional development. Written in clear, accessible language and aligned with global best practices and frameworks (e.g., WHO, IMNCI), this book serves as a vital tool for self-assessment, teaching support, and reinforcement of critical health knowledge.

An Introduction to Theory and Practice of Guidance and Counselling is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide foundational and advanced knowledge in the field of guidance and counselling. Structured into fourteen detailed sections, this work explores core concepts, historical development, service components, theories, applications, and practical implementation of guidance and counselling programmes in schools and other institutional settings. The book begins by distinguishing between guidance and counselling, followed by a deep dive into the development of these practices, including their integration into the national education policy. It outlines essential school counselling services such as orientation, information dissemination, referral, follow-up, and evaluation. Each section covers relevant theories including client-centered, psychoanalysis, behavioral, Gestalt, existential, RET, and eclectic theories highlighting their practical application in school settings. Special attention is given to critical areas such as study skills, career education, sex education, marriage counselling, psychological testing, health counselling (including drug abuse, alcoholism, and smoking), and strategies for setting up functional school guidance programmes. With accessible language and real-world application strategies, the book serves as an invaluable resource for students, educators, trainee counsellors, and practitioners in educational and mental health fields

This foundational work provides a panoramic exploration of the science of human learning, blending classical theories, modern educational psychology, and motivational dynamics into a cohesive guide for educators, psychologists, and students alike. Drawing from the influential works of Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Ausubel, Maslow, Rogers, and many others, the book dissects how humans acquire, retain, and apply knowledge across different contexts and life stages. Beginning with the neurological and behavioral bases of learning, the book moves through comprehensive analyses of learning types motor, verbal, conceptual, attitudinal and key learning theories, including Classical and Operant Conditioning, Observational Learning, Meaningful Learning, and Cognitive Development. Special emphasis is placed on motivational theories that drive learning, from intrinsic and extrinsic dynamics to models like Self-Determination Theory, Expectancy-Value Theory, and Flow. This text further engages with practical strategies in education such as reinforcement, reward and punishment, and psychological resilience-building through motivation. By bridging theoretical foundations and applied insights, this book is an essential resource for mastering the psychological processes behind human learning and fostering impactful educational environments

Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances: Its Implications on Health and Wellness is an abridged version of Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders: A Global Pandemic among Teenagers and youths: Implications for Counselling. This book revealed, to meet contemporary substance-related challenges. Substance/drug abuse with its associated physical, social and mental pathologies has become a global challenge. ‘Innovative Substances’ exposed in this book have added new dimensions to the problems of substances, especially socio-demographic boundaries. This author has, in this book, creatively classified Psychedelic substances in the most understandable typology for ease of reading and comprehension by his diverse target audience. The book dedicates each Section and Units to a class presenting their brief origins, Chemical Structures, forms, types, pathogenetic sequences, recognition of symptoms, and management of the abuse/addictions as well as their related disorders. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable. Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

This version has been thoroughly edited and updated to reflect the most recent methods and factors because anesthesia is a subject that is always developing. A must-have for anesthetists, this book is fully chaptered from chapters One to Fourteen and has full-color graphics and diagrams to help readers visualize the equipment used in anesthesia practice. An extremely comprehensive educational and practical textbook for anesthesia trainees, Modern Anaesthesia: A Concise Guide to the Study and Practice of Anaesthesia is a priceless resource for all those who work with anaesthetic equipment, including anaesthetic and intensive care nurses and operating department practitioners. The book should appeal to readers since it is well-organized and simple to read.

Stimulants are substances that stimulate the brain. These medications, sometimes known as “uppers,” are commonly abused due to their performance-enhancing and euphoric effects. Stimulant abusers typically perceive increased energy and focus. These medications hasten the transmission of signals between the brain and the body. They have the ability to make someone feel more awake, aware, confident, or energetic. These drugs boost alertness, focus, energy, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate (Farzam et’al, 2022). Caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine are all stimulants. Over-stimulation can result in anxiety, panic, seizures, migraines, stomach pains, hostility, and paranoia in large dosages. Long-term usage of powerful stimulants can have negative consequences. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable. Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

Physicians have long known that different medications have varying effects on different persons. Drugs can, however, be grouped or categorized based on common symptomatologies or effects. These long-standing, medically accepted truths underpin the categorizing procedure. A Central Nervous System Depressant is a medicine that slows down brain activity, causing muscles to relax and calming and soothing a person. Central nervous system depressants are prescribed to treat sleeplessness, anxiety, panic attacks, and seizures. They can also help with anxiety and stress before surgery. Alcohol is an antidepressant it is a clear, colorless liquid created from ethanol and flavoring water that is fermented or brewed. Benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and some sleep medications are examples of central nervous system depressants. Sedatives and tranquilizers are terms used to describe central nervous system depressants. It is also known as a CNS depressant. The book focuses on the role of a counselor and counseling techniques in managing substances in our fast moving society. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable. Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders: A Global Pandemic Among Teenagers and youths: Implications for Counseling is a book revealed, to meet contemporary substance-related challenges. Substance/drug abuse with its associated physical, social and mental pathologies has become a global challenge. ‘Innovative Substances’ exposed in this book have added new dimensions to the problems of substances, especially socio-demographic boundaries. This author has, in this book, creatively classified the substances in the most understandable typology for ease of reading and comprehension by his diverse target audience. The book dedicates each chapter to a class presenting their brief origins, forms, types, pathogenetic sequences, recognition of symptoms, and management of the abuse/addictions as well as their related disorders. Exciting classes of substances such as Dissociatives and empathogens (aka entactogens) are new additions to the whole discussion of substances in modern day society. The book focuses on the distils to the role of the counselor and counseling in managing substances in our fast moving society. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable. Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

This version has been thoroughly edited and updated to reflect the most recent equipment’s used in Anaesthesia Practice. A must-have for anesthetists, the book is extremely comprehensive, educational and practical with pictorial representations for anesthesia trainees, Contemporary Anaesthetic Equipment’s. An Aid for Healthcare Professionals is a priceless resource for all those who work with anaesthetic equipment, including anaesthetic and intensive care nurses and operating department practitioners. The book should appeal to readers since it is well-organized and simple to read.

This comprehensive text explores the multifaceted world of adolescent psychology, offering a deep dive into the biological, cognitive, emotional, and social development of adolescents. Drawing on classical and contemporary theories—including those of Hall, Freud, Erikson, Bandura, and Piaget—the book provides an integrative framework for understanding adolescence as a dynamic, transitional stage in human development. The book critically analyzes the role of cultural, environmental, and socio-political contexts in shaping adolescent experiences, particularly within the Nigerian and broader African societal frameworks. It addresses key concerns such as drug abuse, cultism, political thuggery, peer pressure, identity formation, and emotional regulation. With a focus on the interplay between individual development and societal expectations, this work serves as an essential resource for educators, psychologists, parents, and policymakers seeking to guide adolescents through this critical life stage with empathy, insight, and evidence-based strategies.

Drug misuse, abuse and Addiction is a multifaceted problem that impacts individuals, families, and society as a whole. The physical, psychological, and social levels of individuals and society are all affected as a result of drug addiction. Withdrawal symptoms include psychomotor, palpitation, perspiration, sleeplessness, restlessness, transitory hallucination or illusion, frustration, bodily and psychological ailments, and so on. Opioids, sometimes known as narcotics, are pain relievers recommended by doctors to manage chronic or severe pain. Opioid medicines are designed to relieve pain, but they’ve been widely promoted and inappropriately administered, resulting in a slew of injuries and fatalities. Abuse of opioids can cause vomiting, mood swings, a loss of capacity to reason (cognitive function), and potentially respiratory failure, coma, or death. Opioids have a significant potential for addiction, and overdoses and deaths are prevalent. The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable.

The place of guidance and counseling in school setting is geared towards helping students to understand self and take appropriate steps in making educational, vocational, social and psychological lifelong decisions. In addition the child’s or student’s welfare and the promotion, establishment and maintenance of a sound social relationship in a group is another main concern of guidance and counseling. If a normal person can be guided and counseled. It is the special need person that needs this service most for the simple fact that he is already in trouble or problems of disability. Therefore, persons without disability need to make them (disabled) understand that not all hope is lost as if one is rendered disabled in one way he/she can still make it the other, way round. To successfully achieve rehabilitating the mind, professional counseling skills and techniques are to be involved which include among others: empathy, reassurance, encouragement, adequate cross checking, reflection of feelings, respect for the worth and dignity of the disabled, effective verbal and nonverbal communication and also unconditional positive acceptance. With these techniques the client will understand himself well, self-disclose and accept his/her condition. With the recent coming of the inclusive education formally referred as integration is not sufficient to address the needs so long as they are not valued and respected. They need to have that sense of worthiness and capable of doing it if given necessary support, so as to develop “a success identify” Furthermore, a counselor should avoid the mistake of giving false re­assurance to the client as there may be lack of confidence on the counselor. Another important point here that is worthy of mention is the use of team approach in guidance and counseling. Apart from the professional counselors, there should be, other professionals such as: pediatricians, psychologist, social workers, nutritionists, speech and hearing therapists, ophthalmologists etc.

This book titled: A Simplified Nursing Informatics. A Modern Age Health Technology for Nurses and Midwives evolved from my revised, lecture notes on the same course I lecture with the School of Post Basic Nursing Programmes, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. This book has been made to be very comprehensive with the sole aim of making informatics easy to comprehend by Nurses and Midwives, providing nurses and midwives with an overview and basic understanding of how informatics and information technology can be used to improve the delivery of quality patient care. This book discusses among others, the concept of Nursing Informatics, the Historical Antecedents of Nursing Informatics, the implementation of Technology in Healthcare, ways in which nurses can participate in in the implementation of New Technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine and Telenursing, the roles and responsibilities involved in Nursing Informatics, specialties of Nursing informatics and its educational pathways for certification. By embracing the benefit of informatics to modern age healthcare delivery, Nurses and other healthcare professionals can position themselves for better healthcare services and education.

This course is intended for aspiring web designers and developers who need to comprehend HTML thoroughly as well as its straightforward overview and useful examples. You’ll have all the tools you need from this course to get started using HTML and advance to a greater degree of proficiency. This book, written in the author’s approachable and simple-to-read style, covers all the most recent innovations and advancements in responsive web design, such as strategies for greater accessibility, changeable fonts and font loading, and the most recent color manipulation features reaching browsers.

This document provides a collection of past examination questions and answers for the Medical-Surgical Nursing component of Ophthalmic Nursing programs. The content covers essential areas such as ocular anatomy and physiology, ophthalmic diseases and disorders, surgical nursing care, pharmacology, diagnostic procedures, and patient management. Additionally, questions on research methodology, ethics, and general medical-surgical principles related to ophthalmology are included. The objective questions are designed to test theoretical knowledge, clinical decision-making, and practical skills required for ophthalmic nursing practice. Topics such as intraocular pressure assessment, cataract surgery, corneal disorders, ocular trauma management, and visual acuity testing are addressed to enhance the competence of nursing students and practitioners. This resource serves as a valuable study guide for ophthalmic nursing students preparing for certification exams, educators developing assessment materials, and practicing nurses seeking to strengthen their expertise in medical-surgical ophthalmology. By engaging with these questions and answers, learners can refine their understanding, improve critical thinking skills, and enhance their ability to provide quality patient care in ophthalmic settings.

This document presents a comprehensive collection of past examination questions and answers designed for students and professionals in Ophthalmic Nursing. The questions cover key areas, including ocular anatomy and physiology, eye diseases and disorders, ophthalmic nursing care, surgical procedures, pharmacology, diagnostic techniques, and research methodologies. This resource aims to provide a structured review tool for candidates preparing for certification, licensure, and competency assessments in ophthalmic nursing. The exam format includes multiple-choice questions with answers, facilitating self-assessment and knowledge reinforcement. By utilizing this compilation, learners can enhance their understanding, improve clinical decision-making, and boost exam readiness in the specialized field of ophthalmic nursing.

This document serves as a structured compilation of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) aimed at assessing and reinforcing knowledge in ophthalmic nursing. It covers a broad spectrum of topics including ocular anatomy, pathology, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology, surgical practices, and patient care. Designed for nursing and medical students, as well as professionals preparing for certification or continuing education, the content emphasizes clinically relevant knowledge through carefully curated questions and correct answers. By providing an accessible and thorough review of key concepts, this resource aids in both self-assessment and academic instruction in the field of ophthalmology.

This document is a detailed compilation of past examination questions and answers for students and professionals in Ophthalmic Nursing. It covers a broad range of topics essential for clinical practice, surgical procedures, patient management, and community ophthalmology. The examination questions focus on ocular anatomy and physiology, eye diseases and disorders, visual assessment, pharmacology, surgical techniques, emergency care, and research methodologies. This resource serves as a study aid for students preparing for certification exams, a reference for nursing educators, and a review tool for practicing ophthalmic nurses. By engaging with these past questions and answers, learners can enhance their knowledge, improve clinical decision-making, and strengthen their competency in ophthalmic nursing practice.