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Book SynopsisClinical Small Animal Care: Promoting Patient Health through Preventative Nursing is an introduction to the principles of day-to-day veterinary practice, with coverage ranging from the initial assessment, fluid therapy monitoring, and perioperative management to care of animals with specific diseases. The book offers concrete guidance on best practices for promoting patient health in veterinary care, emphasizing specific techniques to prevent complications before they happen. A practical, clinically relevant resource for veterinary technicians,
Clinical Small Animal Care provides step-by-step descriptions of the core tasks associated with examining, nursing, and monitoring small animal patients.
Taking a hands-on approach to the fundamentals of clinical practice, the book gives specific advice for how to perform tasks associated with patient care. Chapters begin with basic information on topics such as husbandry and nutrition, then move into more specialized informati
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“These additional materials make this a reasonably priced practice resource.” (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 March 2013)
“Clinical Small Animal Care: Promoting Patient Health through preventative nursing provides a fine introduction to daily veterinary practice from initial animal assessment to the management of specific common diseases, and offers keys to best practices in veterinary care. Vet technicians and students alike will find this offers step-by-step descriptions of the basic tasks of a veterinary office, offering all the basics on patient care in a fine survey recommended for any college-level veterinary student and collections catering to them.” (Midwest Book Reviews, 1 October 2012)
“Best practices for promoting small animal health accompany hands-on skills for assessing and monitoring the small animal, making for a powerful review perfect for newcomers to veterinary science and clinical work.” (Midwest Book Reviews, 1 September 2012)
“Written by a very experienced veterinary technician (this is what vet nurses are called in the US), this book includes all the must do’s and know-how of day to day veterinary practice … This publication should also be read when designing a clinic to avoid the too frequent blatant welfare denials seen in some hospitals.” (Vet Nurses Today, 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Section 1 Clinical Fundamentals in Promoting Good Health 3
1 The Elements of Environmental Husbandry 5
2 Considerations in Patient Management 11
3 Patient Exam and Assessments 27
4 Nutritional Notability 43
Section 2 Applied Nursing of the Veterinary Patient 49
5 Monitoring the Fluid Therapy Patient 51
6 Physical Therapy Applications 61
7 Perioperative Patient Management 67
8 Executing Emergency Care 75
9 Harmonizing Hospice Needs 89
Section 3 Proper Care of Tubes and Catheters 95
10 Venous and Arterial Catheter Care 97
11 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care and Maintenance 107
12 Feeding Tube Care 115
13 Nasal Oxygen Catheter Care 123
14 Tracheostomy Tube Care 125
15 Chest Tube Care 129
Section 4 Comprehensive Areas of Focus 131
16 Cardiovascular Nursing 133
17 Regard for the Respiratory Patient 145
18 Grasping Gastrointestinal Nursing Care 161
19 Rendering Renal Care 175
20 Endocrine Nursing Encounters 185
21 Nursing Care of the Neurological Patient 191
22 Musculoskeletal Minding 201
23 Tending to the Skin and Special Senses 215
Appendix 1 Formulas 231
Appendix 2 Anatomy Illustrations 239
Appendix 3 Clinical Quick Reference Guides 245
Appendix 4 General Forms 255
Appendix 5 Employee Skill and Knowledge Advancement Plans 263
Index 271
