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About Tasks For The Veterinary Assistant
Product Description Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant, Third Edition provides practical, step-by-step instructions for preparing and performing a wide range of veterinary assisting tasks. With expanded coverage of large animal and exotic restraint, anatomy and physiology, nutrition and feeding, digital radiography, and electronic medical records and client communication, this revised edition now includes why and when to perform each task with the preparation and procedure information. The book includes everything from appearance and professional language to equipment maintenance and dental and surgical assisting, making it equally useful for learning new techniques or as a memory refresher. Offering a detailed, comprehensive guide to all aspects of veterinary assisting, the book is written using an accessible, user-friendly style. A companion website offers figures from the book, downloadable flash cards, lesson plans, exams, a competency checklist, and concept maps. Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant is equally useful for acquiring new skills and gaining confidence in the veterinary practice, making it invaluable for veterinary assistant students and veterinary assistants of all experience levels. Review “This book will be a good complement for veterinary clinics for use as a reference for employees or as a resource to aid in the development of in-clinic training manuals, employee job descriptions, and employee review forms. It is also ideal for inclusion in any veterinary technology or veterinary assistant curriculum.” (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 March 2015) From the Back Cover TASK FOR THE VETERINARY ASSISTANT Task for the Veterinary Assistant, Third Edition provides practical, step-by-step instructions for preparing and performing a wide range of vetderinary assisting tasks. This revised edition now includes why and when to perform each task with the preparation and procedure information. The book includes everything from appearance and proessional language to equipment maintenance and dental and surgical assisting, making it equally useful for learning new techiques or as a memory refresher. Offering a detailed, comprehensive guide to all aspects of veterinary assisting, the book is written using an accessible, user-friendly style. Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant is equally useful for acquiring new skills and gaining confidence in the veterinary practice, making it invaluable for veterinary assistant students and veterinary assistants of all experience level. Key Features Covers all aspects of a veterinary assistant's duties in the medical care of dogs, cats, large animals, and exotics Adds more information on large animal and exotic restraint, anatomy and physiology, nutrition and feeding, digital radiography, electronic medical records, and client communication Features images and tip boxes to aid learning Presents easy-to-follow instructions for preparing and performing common tasks in the veterinary practice Provides more background information on why and when to use a given technique in order to promote a fuller understanding Includes access to a companion website with exams, images, lesson plans, flash cards, a competency checklist, and concept maps at www.wiley.com/go/pattengale/tasks Related Titles Textbook for the Veterinary Assistant By Kara Burns and Lori Renda-Francis 9780470959268 Veterinary Technician's Daily Reference Guide: Canine and Feline, Third Edition By Candyce M. Jack and Patricia, M. Watson with Consulting Editor Valissitie Heeren 9781118363508 Veterinary Medical Terminology Guide and Workbook By Angela Taibo 9781118527481 About the Author Editors Paula Pattengale, DVM, MA, developed the Veterinary Assistant program at North County Regional Occupational Program in San Jose, California and Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program in Fremont, California, USA. She is now retired from teaching. Teresa Sonsthagen BS, L
