ISBN:
9780323388566
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
02-23-2016
Page Count:
512
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$93.99
Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
by Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT, CVT, LAT, VTES
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323388566
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
02-23-2016
Page Count:
512
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$93.99
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Focusing on the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant, Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive overview of all the skills your students need to begin careers as veterinary assistants. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. This text covers everything that students need to know to pass the AVA exam and succeed in clinical practice.
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- NEW! Basic coverage of large animals is included throughout the book, preparing students for the veterinary assistant’s increasing role in large animal care.
- Comprehensive coverage is mapped to the model curricula for veterinary assistant training as published by the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators (AVTE) and the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), and covers everything that students need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice.
- Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color photographs show veterinary assisting tasks and clarify key concepts.
- Information on office procedures and client relations prepares veterinary assistants to be involved in many of the business aspects of veterinary practice and to work closely with management staff.
- Expert author Margi Sirois chaired the AVTE task force that defined the model curriculum for veterinary assistants, and this book’s content is specific to that curriculum.
- Additional radiographic positioning images in the Diagnostic Imaging chapter demonstrate the proper positioning for various radiographic techniques.
- Coverage of the workflow in a veterinary practice helps students understand their role as well as the roles of all the other members of the veterinary health care team.
- Critical Concept boxes highlight important points and provide useful tips to improve knowledge and skills.
- Student-friendly features in each chapter include learning objectives, a chapter outline, and key terms, emphasizing the concepts students are expected to learn.
- A companion workbook provides learning activities to help students apply concepts to veterinary practice, including definitions of key terms, review questions, crossword puzzles, illustration labeling and identification, sample cases, and clinical applications. Available separately.
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- NEW! Basic coverage of large animals is included throughout the book, preparing you for the veterinary assistant’s increasing role in large animal care.
- NEW! Additional radiographic positioning images in the Diagnostic Imaging chapter demonstrate the proper positioning for specific radiographic techniques.
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1. Overview of the Veterinary Profession
2. Office Procedures and Client Relations
3. Medical Terminology
4. Anatomy and Physiology
5. Pharmacology and Pharmacy
6. Animal Behavior and Restraint
7. Animal Husbandry and Nutrition
8. Animal Care and Nursing
9. Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting
10. Laboratory Procedures
11. Diagnostic Imaging
12. Avian and Exotic Animal Care and Nursing
13. Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry
Glossary
Appendices
A: Normal Physiologic Data in Adult Dogs and Cats
B: Summary of Lengths of Estrous Cycle and Gestation Periods in Dogs and Cats
C: Normal Daily Urine Production for Dogs and Cats
D: Normal Blood Gas Values
E: Normal Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats
F: Hematology Reference Range Values
G: Normal Chemistry Values
H: Normal Urinalysis Findings
I: Hemostasis Reference Range Values
J: Veterinary Assistant Model Curriculum Association of Veterinary Technician Educators
K: Policy on Assistant Training Curriculum Approval
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