This textbook, written to provide beginning post-secondary health science students entry-level knowledge and skills required for a variety of health care careers, provides support for the Health Philosophies and Ethics and Career Exploration outcomes. The first part of the textbook provides basic knowledge and skills for many careers, while the second part of the text introduces specific health care career skills and knowledge. Each chapter includes objectives, key terms, an information section, and a procedures section. Additional text features include: a research section to highlight the types of research occurring in the field, a career highlighted and related health careers sections, full-colour photos and illustrations, an internet search section, a summary, and review questions. The textbook follows American health care regulations and does not cover Canadian ethics or health care regulations.

This textbook provides support for the Human Body outcomes. Each of the textbook's chapters describes the anatomy (structure) and physiology (function) of a human body system, and includes clearly illustrated, realistic diagrams and figures to support student understanding of the system. Additional features of this text include: a Focus on Career section incorporating interviews with working professionals; a Closer Look section that offers updated information on scientific advances and topics; a Did You Get It? box to check understanding; a Critical Thinking and Clinical Application section at the end of each chapter to promote application of the content studied into real-world situations; a Homeostatic Imbalance section with clinical examples to show pathology and disease resulting from imbalanced systems; and a chapter summary and review. The textbook does not address First Nations and Métis content, perspectives or ways of knowing.

The chapters in this textbook resource provide support for the Human Body outcomes. This visually appealing textbook is rich in features that include: a Pronunciation guide, a Clinical Application section to connect the content to clinical practice, an Applied Science section to present the health science in relation to the anatomical and physiological content being studied, an Amazing Body Facts box with interesting facts, a Learning Hints section to facilitate learning of content, a Media Extra section that provides links to related online videos and media, a Test Your Knowledge section to check understanding, and a Case Study section to place the science within the real-world context. Each chapter ends with a chapter summary and review questions. The textbook does not address First Nations and Métis content, perspectives, or ways of knowing.