"As more and more organizations demand high performance from all their business units, HR departments are scrambling to prove their value--and not just in general terms, but in painstaking detail. Now there's a ready-made tool that makes the HR assessment as quick, complete, and painless as possible. Auditing Your Human Resources Department's comprehensive, on-target process helps HR professionals accurately gauge their strengths and weaknesses in 16 key results areas, including: Recruitment and selection * Training and development * Employee relations * Benefits * Compensation * HR planning * Diversity and EEO. The book poses a series of hard-hitting questions readers must ask about their department's effectiveness. It then helps them score and analyze their answers and develop action plans for improving problem areas."

A complete guide with CD-ROM, this book helps employers develop the critical HR policies and procedures of their organizations' needs, from identifying and documenting them to administering them. Fifteen key policies and procedures include guidelines for managers and supervisors to communicate more clearly with employees.

Geared to allied health students and written in an engaging narrative style, this pathology text is an easy-to-read primer on the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease. This unique book provides a basic understanding of pathology without microscopic pathology and molecular biology details that health professions students do not need. Each chapter reviews normal anatomy and physiology, explains the development of common diseases, lists the major determinants of disease, presents clinical case studies, and includes end-of-chapter problem-solving questions. A bound-in CD-ROM includes animations and a 250-question quiz. Faculty resources include a 2,000-question test bank and PowerPoint slides with lecture notes.

Human Form, Human Function is the first essentials level text that seamlessly weaves together form (anatomy) with function (physiology), an approach that caters to how instructors teach and students learn. Authors Tom McConnell and Kerry Hull incorporate real-life case studies as the vehicle for learning how form and function are linked. Through careful organization, thoughtful presentation, and a conversational narrative, the authors have maintained a sharp focus on communication: between body organs and body systems, between artwork and student learning, between content and student comprehension. Each feature reinforces critical thinking and connects anatomy and physiology to the world of health care practice. This original text offers an exceptional student learning experience: an accessible and casual narrative style, dynamic artwork, and a complete suite of ancillaries help build a solid foundation and spark students' enthusiasm for learning the human body.

Bayou City: An Angler’s Paradise The fourth-largest city in the U.S. has a secret hiding in plain sight: All that water means it’s a fabulous place for fly fishing. Travel no further than to the city’s “concrete flats” to stalk carp with Houston’s iconic skyline as a backdrop. Just outside the metro area, wade in the secluded spring-fed waters of the Pineywoods to find spotted bass, largemouth bass, and a variety of panfish. Launch a canoe or kayak in nearby lakes and backwaters to search for gar and bowfin. Add some adventure with a trip to Village Creek, a fascinating biozone where bass and catfish thrive along with four varieties of carnivorous plants and 35 species of orchids. With Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas as your guide, discover the rewards for anglers this unique region offers, from inside the city limits to the countryside beyond. 38 detailed on-the-water descriptions of "wades" located on 12 unique streams and waterways Descriptions of access points for paddles in local lakes Suggestions for creating personalized fly boxes for southeastern Texas More than 300 color photographs, including close-ups of the key sport fish available QR codes supplying GPS coordinates for optimal parking for each wade location Recommendations for the best gear to get started fly fishing Angler-friendly breweries and fly shops Local history, info, and events Insider tips for sneaking up on fish An overview of current water use regulations in the Houston area and how anglers can help keep streams, creeks, bayous, and even ditches available to fly fishing enthusiasts

Business units everywhere are under the gun to prove their effectiveness and strategic value--especially human resources departments. Now they can accurately gauge how well they're doing with this new edition ofAuditing Your Human Resources Department. This comprehensive guide walks readers through an in-depth self-assessment process--rigorous, but far less costly and intimidating than an outside audit. The proven process entails gathering key information, scoring answers, analyzing data, and fixing problem spots while scrutinizing 11 HR functions, including: Department organization and employees * Recruitment and selection * Compensation * Benefits * Education, training, and development * Diversity and EOE Hundreds of pages of questionnaires, checklists, and forms make the process as simple and painless as possible. Completely revised to include information on strategic planning and HR, important developments in technology, and new federal workplace laws, the second edition supplies the tools to pinpoint strengths, improve weaknesses --and turn HR into an essential business asset.

Human Form, Human Function is the first essentials level text that seamlessly weaves together form (anatomy) with function (physiology), an approach that caters to how instructors teach and students learn. Authors Tom McConnell and Kerry Hull incorporate real-life case studies as the vehicle for learning how form and function are linked. Through careful organization, thoughtful presentation, and a conversational narrative, the authors have maintained a sharp focus on communication: between body organs and body systems, between artwork and student learning, between content and student comprehension. Each feature reinforces critical thinking and connects anatomy and physiology to the world of health care practice. This original text offers an exceptional student learning experience: an accessible and casual narrative style, dynamic artwork, and a complete suite of ancillaries help build a solid foundation and spark students' enthusiasm for learning the human body.

Human Form, Human Function is the first essentials level text that seamlessly weaves together form (anatomy) with function (physiology), an approach that caters to how instructors teach and students learn. Authors Tom McConnell and Kerry Hull incorporate real-life case studies as the vehicle for learning how form and function are linked. Through careful organization, thoughtful presentation, and a conversational narrative, the authors have maintained a sharp focus on communication: between body organs and body systems, between artwork and student learning, between content and student comprehension. Each feature reinforces critical thinking and connects anatomy and physiology to the world of health care practice. This original text offers an exceptional student learning experience: an accessible and casual narrative style, dynamic artwork, and a complete suite of ancillaries help build a solid foundation and spark students' enthusiasm for learning the human body. A companion website will include the full-text online, Podcasts, an online Dissection Atlas, animations, additional review questions, answers to some chapter questions, an online Instructor's Manual, and PowerPoint slides.

This bundle includes Human Form, Human Function: Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology and Laboratory Manual to Accompany Human Form, Human Function.