Clinical Small Animal Care Promoting Patient Health through Preventative Nursing

by Wuestenberg, Kimm

• ISBN13: 9780813805146
• ISBN10: 0813805147
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Clinical Fundamentals in Promoting Good Health	p. 3
The Elements of Environmental Husbandry	p. 5
Considerations in Patient Management	p. 11
Patient Exam and Assessments	p. 27
Nutritional Notability	p. 43
Applied Nursing of the Veterinary Patient	p. 49
Monitoring the Fluid Therapy Patient	p. 51
Physical Therapy Applications	p. 61
Perioperative Patient Management	p. 67
Executing Emergency Care	p. 75
Harmonizing Hospice Needs	p. 89
Proper Care of Tubes and Catheters	p. 95
Venous and Arterial Catheter Care	p. 97
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care and Maintenance	p. 107
Feeding Tube Care	p. 115
Nasal Oxygen Catheter Care	p. 123
Tracheostomy Tube Care	p. 125
Chest Tube Care	p. 129
Comprehensive Areas of Focus	p. 131
Cardiovascular Nursing	p. 133
Regard for the Respiratory Patient	p. 145
Grasping Gastrointestinal Nursing Care	p. 161
Rendering Renal Care	p. 175
Endocrine Nursing Encounters	p. 185
Nursing Care of the Neurological Patient	p. 191
Musculoskeletal Minding	p. 201
Tending to the Skin and Special Senses	p. 215
Formulas	p. 231
Anatomy Illustrations	p. 239
Clinical Quick Reference Guides	p. 245
General Forms	p. 255
Employee Skill and Knowledge Advancement Plans	p. 263
Index	p. 271
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