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Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students
4. Aufl.
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38,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley-Blackwell |
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| Veröffentl.: | 09.08.2024 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781119909996 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 128 |
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<p><b>Standardized assessment criteria covering all essential skills from the nine areas required by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities</b> <p>The newly revised and updated Fourth Edition of <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> provides a comprehensive review of the required American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA<sup>®</sup>) essential skills for completion of a veterinary technology degree. Each essential skill includes assessment criteria as well as decision-making instructions necessary to demonstrate proficiency both academically and professionally. <p>The text is organized based on the categories provided by the AVMA CVTEA, making it easy for an instructor and students to locate the assessment criteria for a particular essential skill relative to their course. <p>Several guidelines from veterinary organizations regarding standard of care in veterinary medicine have been updated since the publication of the previous edition, including 2018 A AHA Infection Control, Prevention and Biosecurity Guidelines, 2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats, 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stages Guidelines, 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stages Guidelines, 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines, 2023 AAHA Technician Utilization Guidelines, and others. <p>Written by highly qualified authors, <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> includes assessment criteria that addresses the knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and hands-on skills for the following: <ul><li>Pharmacologic fundamentals of drug administration, pharmacy essentials of drug dispensing, compliance with state and federal regulation, and monitoring of therapeutic responses.</li><li>Ethics, jurisprudence, and communication in veterinary management.</li><li>Husbandry, nutrition, and therapeutics of common domestic species, handling and restraint, patient assessment, and dental procedures in small animals.</li><li>Fundamentals of and experiences with common surgical procedures, patient management and use of anesthetic equipment, proper surgical assistance, pain management, management of surgical equipment and facilities, and perioperative management.</li><li>Diagnostic laboratory procedures and management of laboratory specimens and equipment, parasitology of common domestic species and diagnostic procedures for parasite, microbiologic procedure and evaluations and necropsy procedures.</li><li>Avian, exotic, small, and large animal husbandry and nursing skills.</li></ul> <p>The Fourth Edition of <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> is an essential study resource for all undergraduate students enrolled in an AVMA CVTEA accredited veterinary technology program and an excellent teaching resource for instructors of veterinary technology courses.
<p>List of Contributors ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>About the Companion Website xiii</p> <p><b>1 Veterinary Management 1<br /> </b><i>Jacquelyn Hickey, BS, LVT</i></p> <p>1.1 Procedures and Policies 1</p> <p>1.2 Communication Skills 4</p> <p>1.3 Ethics and Jurisprudence 5</p> <p>References 6</p> <p><b>2 Pharmacology 7<br /> </b><i>Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA</i></p> <p>2.1 Pharmacologic Fundamentals of Drug Administration 7</p> <p>2.2 Pharmacy Essentials of Drug Dispensing 10</p> <p>References 12</p> <p><b>3 Medical Nursing 13<br /> </b><i>Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT, and Howard Gittelman, MS, DVM</i></p> <p>3.1 Assessment of the Veterinary Patient 13</p> <p>3.2 Nursing Care of the Veterinary Patient 21</p> <p>3.2.1 Husbandry of Common Domestic Species 21</p> <p>3.2.2 Nutrition of Common Domestic Species 23</p> <p>3.2.3 Therapeutics for Common Domestic Species 24</p> <p>3.3 Dental Procedures in Small Animals 34</p> <p>References 36</p> <p><b>4 Anesthesia 39<br /> </b><i>Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT, and Amanda Colón, DVM</i></p> <p>4.1 Perioperative Management of the Veterinary Patient 39</p> <p>4.2 Management and Use of Anesthetic Equipment 48</p> <p>References 54</p> <p><b>5 Surgical Nursing and Assisting 57<br /> </b><i>Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT and Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA</i></p> <p>5.1 Fundamentals of Common Surgical Procedures 57</p> <p>5.2 Experience with Common Surgical Procedures 60</p> <p>5.3 Management of the Veterinary Surgical Patient 60</p> <p>5.4 Management of Surgical Equipment and Facilities 68</p> <p>References 72</p> <p><b>6 Clinical Laboratory Procedures 73<br /> </b><i>Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Amanda Colón, DVM, and Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT</i></p> <p>6.1 Management of Laboratory Specimens and Equipment 73</p> <p>6.2 Diagnostic Laboratory Procedures 74</p> <p>References 86</p> <p><b>7 Radiography 89<br /> </b><i>Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT</i></p> <p>References 94</p> <p><b>8 Laboratory Animal Care and Procedures 95<br /> </b><i>Nina Slivinsky, LVT, LATg</i></p> <p>References 101</p> <p><b>9 Avian, Exotic Animal, and Small Mammal Nursing 103<br /> </b><i>Annmarie Gonzalez, BS, LVT</i></p> <p>References 110</p> <p>Index 111</p>
<p><b>Lisa E. Schenkel,</b> DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. <p><b>Amanda Colón,</b> DVM, Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. <p><b>Sandra Lynn Bertholf,</b> MS, LVT, Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. <p><b>Sabrina Timperman,</b> DVM, Associate Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. <p><b>Laurie J. Buell,</b> MS, VT, Former Program Director and Former Associate Professor of Veterinary Technology (Retired), Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US.
<p><b>Standardized assessment criteria covering all essential skills from the nine areas required by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities</b> <p>The newly revised and updated Fourth Edition of <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> provides a comprehensive review of the required American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA<sup>®</sup>) essential skills for completion of a veterinary technology degree. Each essential skill includes assessment criteria as well as decision-making instructions necessary to demonstrate proficiency both academically and professionally. <p>The text is organized based on the categories provided by the AVMA CVTEA, making it easy for an instructor and students to locate the assessment criteria for a particular essential skill relative to their course. <p>Several guidelines from veterinary organizations regarding standard of care in veterinary medicine have been updated since the publication of the previous edition, including 2018 A AHA Infection Control, Prevention and Biosecurity Guidelines, 2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats, 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stages Guidelines, 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stages Guidelines, 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines, 2023 AAHA Technician Utilization Guidelines, and others. <p>Written by highly qualified authors, <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> includes assessment criteria that addresses the knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and hands-on skills for the following: <ul><li>Pharmacologic fundamentals of drug administration, pharmacy essentials of drug dispensing, compliance with state and federal regulation, and monitoring of therapeutic responses.</li><li>Ethics, jurisprudence, and communication in veterinary management.</li><li>Husbandry, nutrition, and therapeutics of common domestic species, handling and restraint, patient assessment, and dental procedures in small animals.</li><li>Fundamentals of and experiences with common surgical procedures, patient management and use of anesthetic equipment, proper surgical assistance, pain management, management of surgical equipment and facilities, and perioperative management.</li><li>Diagnostic laboratory procedures and management of laboratory specimens and equipment, parasitology of common domestic species and diagnostic procedures for parasite, microbiologic procedure and evaluations and necropsy procedures.</li><li>Avian, exotic, small, and large animal husbandry and nursing skills.</li></ul> <p>The Fourth Edition of <i>Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students</i> is an essential study resource for all undergraduate students enrolled in an AVMA CVTEA accredited veterinary technology program and an excellent teaching resource for instructors of veterinary technology courses.
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