ISBN:
9780443350474
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
352
Imprint:
Elsevier
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Small Animal Surgical Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
by Marianne Tear, MS, LVT
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443350474
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
352
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
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Master the veterinary technician's role and responsibilities in surgical assisting! Small Animal Surgical Nursing, 5th Edition, helps you learn the techniques and protocols you need to work together with the veterinarian as a smoothly functioning surgical team. Clear guidelines are provided in areas such as surgical instruments and procedures, anesthesia, patient monitoring, preoperative and postoperative care of the animals, pain management, and client education. This edition is updated with new protocols, skills, and review questions. Written by well-known educator Marianne Tear, this complete resource helps you prepare for certification and become competent in performing the vet tech’s surgical responsibilities.
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- NEW! Updated content plus new protocols and skills provides the latest information available
- NEW! Updated and additional review questions include multiple-choice, listing, and open-ended questions that challenge you to apply the knowledge you have learned in each chapter
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- Coverage of small animal surgical nursing provides a full review of the role and responsibilities of the veterinary technician in the surgical setting, including sterilization, protocols, gowning, gloving, anesthesia, wound management, and care of the animals before and after surgery
- Focus on exceptional clinical skills and practice tips draws from the author’s real-world experiences of what is most commonly encountered in the clinical setting
- Nearly 500 full-color photographs and illustrations show surgical equipment, instruments, sterile techniques, suturing techniques, and wound management
- Detailed presentation of essential information ensures understanding of the skills covered in required veterinary technician surgical nursing courses
- Learning Objectives and Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter identify the material that should be mastered
- Key Points and Review Questions at the end of each chapter focus your study and reinforce understanding
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1. Preoperative Room Considerations
2. Instruments
3. Anesthetic Machine
4. Preoperative Patient Considerations
5. Patient Preparation
6. Patient Monitoring
7. Asepsis
8. Operating Room Personnel
9. Surgical Assisting – Duties During Surgery
10. Surgical Procedures
11. The Postoperative Patient
12. The Technician's Role in Pain Management
13. Client Education for Postoperative Care
14. Postoperative Cleaning Answer Key
Appendix: Review Questions Answer Key
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