Clinical small animal care: promoting patient health through preventative nursing

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 bookoffers concrete guidance on best practices for promoting patient health in veterinary care, emphasizing specific techniques to prevent complications beforethey 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. INDICE: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSection 1 Clinical Fundamentals in PromotingGood Health1 The Elements of Environmental Husbandry2 Considerations in Patient Management3 Patient Exam and Assessments4 Nutritional NotabilitySection 2 Applied Nursing of the Veterinary Patient5 Monitoring the Fluid Therapy Patient6 Physical Therapy Applications7 Perioperative Patient Management8 Executing Emergency Care9 Harmonizing Hospice NeedsSection 3 Proper Care of Tubes and Catheters10 Venous and Arterial Catheter Care11 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care and Maintenance12 Feeding Tube Care13 Nasal Oxygen Catheter Care14 Tracheostomy Tube Care15 Chest Tube CareSection 4 Comprehensive Areas of Focus16 Cardiovascular Nursing17 Regard for the Respiratory Patient18 Grasping Gastrointestinal Nursing Care19 Rendering Renal Care20 Endocrine Nursing Encounters21 NursingCare of the Neurological Patient22 Musculoskeletal Minding23 Tending to the Skin and Special SensesAppendix 1 FormulasAppendix 2 Anatomy IllustrationsAppendix 3 ClinicalAppendix 4 General FormsAppendix 5 Employee Skill and Knowledge Advancement PlansAdditional ReferencesIndex

• ISBN: 978-0-8138-0514-6
• Editorial: Iowa State University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 284
• Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés