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cover image - McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323722025
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 03-30-2021
Page Count: 1264
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $108.99

McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Joanna M. Bassert, VMD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323722025
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 03-30-2021
Page Count: 1264
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $108.99
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Master all the animal care duties of a veterinary technician! McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, 10th Edition provides a solid foundation in every aspect of veterinary technology, including care of small and large animals, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Procedure boxes offer step-by-step guidelines to performing key tasks, and use of the veterinary technician practice model helps to improve your critical thinking and decision-making skills. Written by vet tech experts Joanna Bassert, Angela Beal, and Oreta Samples, this illustrated guide prepares you for success on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE®) and in clinical practice.

    • 2017 winner of the William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award ("McGuffey") from the Text & Academic Authors Association (TAA), which recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time.
    • Case presentations provide real-life scenarios, so students can practice critical thinking and decision-making skills.
    • Step-by-step instructions show students how to perform dozens of procedures, making information easy to access in emergency and clinical situations.
    • More than 1,000 full-color photographs and line drawings depict veterinary technology concepts and techniques.
    • Chapter outline, learning objectives, and key terms begin each chapter, focusing study on need-to-know material.
    • Technician Notes highlight key points relating to the role of the veterinary technician.
    • Coverage of large animal care is integrated throughout the book, including medical records, dentistry, physical examination, surgical instrumentation, surgical assistance, emergency care, and euthanasia, as well as separate Large Animal chapters.
    • Comprehensive chapters on pharmacology, pain management, restraint, and veterinary oncology provide a broader understanding of the responsibilities of a technician.
    • Coverage of zoonotics is threaded throughout each chapter, describing how a disease may affect the host, how it is spread, how it is treated, and the necessary safety precautions.
    • Care of Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals chapter describes care and treatment of these increasingly popular pets.
    • Student workbook reinforces understanding with review questions, case presentations, and clinical applications, as well as photo-based quizzes and other student exercises. Available separately.
  • Part One: Veterinary Technology: An Overview
    1. Introduction to Veterinary Technology: Its Laws and Ethics
    2. Veterinary Practice Management
    3. Veterinary Medical Records
    4. Occupational Health and Safety in Veterinary Hospitals
    Part Two: Patient Management and Nutrition
    5. Animal Behavior
    6. Restraint and Handling of Animals
    7. History and Physical Examination
    8. Preventive Health Programs
    9. Companion Animal Nutrition
    10. Large Animal Nutrition
    11. Animal Reproduction
    Part Three: Clinical Sciences
    12. Hematology, Cytology
    13. Clinical Chemistry, Serology and Urinalysis
    14. Parasitology
    15. Clinical Microbiology
    16. Diagnostic Imaging
    17. Basic Necropsy Procedures
    Part Four: Medical Nursing
    18. Diagnostic Sampling and Treatment Techniques
    19. Small Animal Medical Nursing
    20. Large Animal Medical Nursing
    21. Veterinary Oncology
    22. Neonatal Care of Puppy, Kitten, and Foal
    23. Care of Birds, Reptiles and Small Mammals
    24. Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Alternative Medical Nursing
    Part Five: Emergency and Critical Care
    25. Fluid Therapy and Transfusion Medicine
    26. Emergency & Critical Care Nursing
    27. Toxicology
    28. Wound Management and Bandaging
    Part Six: Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pharmacology
    29. Pharmacology and Pharmacy
    30. Pain Management
    31. Veterinary Anesthesia
    Part Seven: Surgical Nursing
    32. Surgical instruments and Aseptic Technique
    33. Surgical Assistance and Suture Material
    34. Small Animal Surgical Nursing
    35. Large Animal Surgical Nursing
    36. Veterinary Dentistry
    Part Eight: End of Life
    37. Geriatric and Hospice Care: Supporting the Aged and Dying Patient
    38. The Human Animal Bond and Euthanasia
  • Joanna M. Bassert, VMD, Professor Emeritus
    Program of Veterinary Technology
    Manor College
    Jenkintown, PA
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