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Informationen zum Autor Kimm Wuestenberg, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) is a Certified Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency/Critical Care and Small Animal Internal Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. Klappentext Clinical 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 information on applied nursing and the care of tubes and catheters. The final section presents information on caring for animals with a variety of conditions organized by body system. Clinical Small Animal Care: Promoting Patient Health through Preventative Nursing offers veterinary technicians and nurses with achievable steps for improving health in their small animal patients. Zusammenfassung Clinical 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 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   ...

List of contents

Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
Section 1 Clinical Fundamentals in Promoting Good Health
 
1 The Elements of Environmental Husbandry
 
2 Considerations in Patient Management
 
3 Patient Exam and Assessments
 
4 Nutritional Notability
 
Section 2 Applied Nursing of the Veterinary Patient
 
5 Monitoring the Fluid Therapy Patient
 
6 Physical Therapy Applications
 
7 Perioperative Patient Management
 
8 Executing Emergency Care
 
9 Harmonizing Hospice Needs
 
Section 3 Proper Care of Tubes and Catheters
 
10 Venous and Arterial Catheter Care
 
11 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care and Maintenance
 
12 Feeding Tube Care
 
13 Nasal Oxygen Catheter Care
 
14 Tracheostomy Tube Care
 
15 Chest Tube Care
 
Section 4 Comprehensive Areas of Focus
 
16 Cardiovascular Nursing
 
17 Regard for the Respiratory Patient
 
18 Grasping Gastrointestinal Nursing Care
 
19 Rendering Renal Care
 
20 Endocrine Nursing Encounters
 
21 Nursing Care of the Neurological Patient
 
22 Musculoskeletal Minding
 
23 Tending to the Skin and Special Senses
 
Appendix 1 Formulas
 
Appendix 2 Anatomy Illustrations
 
Appendix 3 Clinical
 
Appendix 4 General Forms
 
Appendix 5 Employee Skill and Knowledge Advancement Plans
 
Additional References
 
Index

Report

"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 )

Product details

• Authors: K Wuestenberg, Kimm Wuestenberg, Wuestenberg Kimm
• Publisher: IOWA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2012
• EAN: 9780813805146
• ISBN: 978-0-8138-0514-6
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; Veterinärmedizin, veterinary medicine, Veterinärmedizin f. Kleintiere, Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal General, Pflege i. d. Veterinärmedizin, Veterinary Nursing & Animal Care