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Clinical Small Animal Care: Promoting Patient Health through Preventative Nursing

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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.

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Nakladatel	Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN	9780813805146
Vydání	2012
Vazba	brožovaná
Počet stran	273

Obsah

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