Product Description

The second edition of Clinical Procedures in Veterinary Nursing continues to provide a detailed 'skills analysis' of all the clinical procedures likely to be performed by a veterinary nurse in practice. Using its unique systematic approach, the book explains practical procedures used daily in veterinary practice, covering all aspects of a veterinary nurse's tasks, concentrating on small animal procedures. Clearly illustrated, with accompanying text provided in an accessible action-rationale format, each procedure includes an explanation of the theory behind the action, thus linking the classroom with clinical practice. With many additional and updated procedures this new edition concurs with current standards and introduces the most modern techniques to the veterinary nurse.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64722 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Customer Reviews

Essential for completing the tedious portfolio!
What a great book!

I find this book excellent for day to day use. It explains very simply how to perform almost any procedure a VN does but also more importantly WHY you do it that way.

It's format is in 12 chapters:
Handling and restraint
Measuring clinical parameters
Medical nursing procedures
Administration of fluid therapy
Provision of nutritional support
Anaesthetic procedures
Theatre practice
Surgical nursing procedures
First aid procedures
Diagnostic imaging
Diagnostic laboratory techniques
and Treatment of exotic species.
At the start of each chapter is a list of all of the techniques described in that chapter, making it easy to find what you are looking for quickly and hopefully before the animal has escaped!

The exotic species chapter proved very useful to me. Not being mad keen on exotics, I was reasured by the explanations on how to restrain, inject, take samples from and monitor the anaesthesia of such animals.

This book is definitely a must when you're completing the portfolio, but extremely useful for every day use for both student and qualified VN's.

Fantastic!
This book is my most used text for veterinary nursing! It was used extensively as a student when writing up case logs, as well as learning practical tasks. As a qualified nurse it is essential to go over the tasks that may not be done regularly, or just as a refresher (especially useful when trying to teach your students the correct way of doing things!).

With all areas from animal handling to laboratory techniques covered in detail along with the rationale means that this book should be found in every practice library.

much needed vet nurse book!
very good quality book as needed for course im taking. quick delivery service and had it within plently of time for the course. a great cheap buy, saved a lot of money! thanks for the amazing buy!