Clinical Small Animal Care

Promoting Patient Health through Preventative Nursing
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8138-0514-6
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wuestenberg, Kimm

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Tierpflege, Tierernährung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Haus- und Kleintiere
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Klinisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Wuestenberg, Kimm
Kimm Wuestenberg, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) is a Certified Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency/Critical Care and Small Animal Internal Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kimm Wuestenberg, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) is a Certified Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency/Critical Care and Small Animal Internal Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona.