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OverviewStandardized assessment criteria covering all essential skills from the nine areas required by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities The newly revised and updated Fourth Edition of Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students provides a comprehensive review of the required American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA®) 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. 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. 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. Written by highly qualified authors, Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students includes assessment criteria that addresses the knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and hands-on skills for the following: Pharmacologic fundamentals of drug administration, pharmacy essentials of drug dispensing, compliance with state and federal regulation, and monitoring of therapeutic responses. Ethics, jurisprudence, and communication in veterinary management. Husbandry, nutrition, and therapeutics of common domestic species, handling and restraint, patient assessment, and dental procedures in small animals. 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. 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. Avian, exotic, small, and large animal husbandry and nursing skills. The Fourth Edition of Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa E. Schenkel (Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA) , Amanda Colón (Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA) , Sandra Lynn Bertholf (Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA) , Sabrina Timperman (Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Edition: 4th edition Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781119909972ISBN 10: 111990997 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 09 September 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Veterinary Management 1.1 Procedures and Policies Veterinary Management Skills 1 – 13 1.2 Communication Skill Veterinary Management Skills 14 – 19 1.3 Ethics and Jurisprudence Veterinary Management Skills 20 – 23 Chapter 2 Pharmacy and Pharmacology (renamed chapter) 2.1 Pharmacologic Fundamentals of Drug Administration Pharmacy and Pharmacology Skills 1 – 9 2.2 Pharmacy Essentials of Drug Dispensing Pharmacy and Pharmacology Skills 10 – 14 Chapter 3 Medical Nursing 3.1 Assessment of the Veterinary Patient Medical Nursing Skills 1 - 27 3.2 Nursing Care of the Veterinary Patient 3.2.1 Husbandry of Common Domestic Species Medical Nursing Skills 28 –36 3.2.2 Nutrition of Common Domestic Species Medical Nursing Skills 37 – 43 3.2.3 Therapeutics for Common Domestic Species Medical Nursing Skills 44 – 68 3.2.4 Dental Procedures in Small Animals Medical Nursing Skills 69 – 70 Chapter 4 Anesthesia and Analgesia (renamed chapter) 4.1 Perioperative Management of the Veterinary Patient Anesthesia and Analgesia Skills 1 – 10 4.2 Management and Use of Anesthetic Equipment Anesthesia and Analgesia Skills 11 – 22 Chapter 5 Surgical Nursing 5.1 Fundamentals of Common Surgical Procedures Surgical Nursing Skills 1 – 10 5.2 Experience with Common Surgical Procedures Surgical Nursing Skills 11 – 13 5.3 Management of the Veterinary Surgical Patient Surgical Nursing Skills 14 – 35 5.4 Management of Surgical Equipment and Facilities Surgical Nursing Skills 36 – 45 Chapter 6 Clinical Laboratory Procedures (renamed chapter) 6.1 Management of Laboratory Specimens and Equipment Clinical Laboratory Procedures Skills 1 – 4 6.2 Diagnostic Laboratory Procedures Clinical Laboratory Procedures Skills 5 – 51 Chapter 7 Imaging (renamed chapter) Imaging Skills 1 – 13 Chapter 8 Laboratory Animal Care and Procedures (renamed chapter) Laboratory Animal Care and Procedures Skills 1 –12 Chapter 9 Avian and Exotic Animal Nursing (renamed chapter) Avian and Exotic Animal Nursing Skills 1 – 10ReviewsAuthor InformationLisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. Amanda Colón, DVM, Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. Sandra Lynn Bertholf, MS, LVT, Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. Sabrina Timperman, DVM, Associate Professor, Mercy University, Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. Laurie J. Buell, MS, VT, Former Program Director and Former Associate Professor of Veterinary Technology (Retired), Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, US. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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