BSAVA Pocketbook for Veterinary Nurses

The BSAVA Pocketbook for Veterinary Nurses offers quick access to key information on a wealth of procedures. In this second edition, editor Emma Gerrard has built on the excellent work of Louise O’Dwyer to reflect the expanding responsibilities of the profession whilst retaining handy features, such as emergency doses and a ruler on the inside covers. Notable additions include: Surgical and anaesthetic checklists, pain scales for dogs, cats and rabbits, dental recording charts, and PROTECT ME information on antimicrobial resistance.
Key points
Expanded and updated to cover more aspects of modern veterinary nursing.
Arranged in alphabetical order and cross-referenced for ease of use.
Provides convenient access to condensed knowledge from a range of BSAVA titles.
Over 70 full-colour illustrations bring life to radiographic positioning, bandaging and more.
Retains the practical design of the first edition, with emergency doses and a ruler on the inside covers.
Autor: Emma Gerrard, DipHE(CVN), DipAVN(Small Animal), BSc(Hons), CVN, RVN, qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2005 from Myerscough College, Preston. She gained the Diploma of Higher Education Clinical Veterinary Nursing in June 2009, followed by the RCVS Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing in January 2010. In 2011, she graduated from the BSc (Hons) Clinical Veterinary Nursing top-up degree. Emma works at an independent general mixed practice in Powys and locums for Vets Now. Her interests are very varied and include infection control and surgical nursing. Emma began volunteering in 2013 for the BVNA as Regional Representative and for the BSAVA Cymru/Wales Region. Her BSAVA roles have included committee treasurer for the membership development committee. Emma is a companion and farm animal RAMA, a clinical coach, article writer for several veterinary nursing publications, and a tutor for ONCORE ePD.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
A few notes on using this book
A
Anaesthetic agents
Anaesthetic checklists
Anaesthetic emergencies
Anaesthetic equipment
ASA physical status and classifications scale
B
Bandaging
Biochemistry reference ranges
Blood cell types
Blood collection tubes
Blood pressure measurement
Blood pressure values for dogs and cats
Blood sampling
Blood smear preparation
Blood staining procedures
Blood transfusion
Body condition scoring scheme -- cats
Body condition scoring scheme -- dogs
Body condition scoring scheme -- rabbits
C
Calculating blood loss
Cleaning the operating theatre
Clinical audits
D
Dental recording chart -- cat
Dental recording chart -- dog
E
Ear cytology
Electrocardiography
F
Faecal examination
Feeding tube selection
Feeding tubes -- nursing considerations
Fine needle aspiration of a mass
Fluid therapy
Folding gowns and drapes
G
Gowning and gloving
H
Haematology reference ranges
Hair and skin sampling procedures
Hand hygiene
I
Infection control
Intravenous catheter management
L
Laboratory samples -- packaging for external analysis
M
Mucous membrane colour
Muscle condition scoring scheme -- cats
Muscle condition scoring scheme -- dogs
O
Opioids
P
Packed Cell Volume -- how to perform a PCV
Pain assessment
Pain scoring -- cat
Pain scoring -- dog
Pain scoring -- rabbit
Patient assessment -- daily tasks
Patient assessment -- routine parameters
Physiotherapy
PROTECT ME
R
Radiographic film faults
Radiographic positioning
Radiographic positioning -- advanced
Recumbent patient care
Resting energy requirement (RER) calculation
S
Scrubbing
Sterilization -- packing instruments
Sterilization indicators
Surgical checklist
Sutures
T
Temperature conversion
Theatre -- maintenance of asepsis
Total solids -- using a refractometer
U
Urinalysis
Urinary catheters
Urine specific gravity (USG) normal values
V
Vernier scale
Vital signs -- normal ranges in common species
W
Wound drain management
Wound dressings
Wound recognition and treatment
References
Emergency doses