Master the veterinary technician's role and skills in surgical assisting! Small Animal Surgical Nursing, 4th Edition helps you learn the protocols and techniques you need to work together with the veterinarian as a smoothly functioning surgical team. Clear guidelines are provided in areas such as surgical instruments and procedures, anesthesia, patient monitoring, preoperative and postoperative care of the animals, pain management, and client education. This edition is updated throughout and includes timed instrument identification exercises on the Evolve website. Written by well-known educator Marianne Tear, this comprehensive resource ensures that you are highly competent in performing all of the vet tech's surgical responsibilities.
1. Preoperative Room Considerations
2. Instruments
3. Anesthesia Machine
4. Preoperative Patient Considerations
5. Patient Preparation
6. Patient Monitoring
7. Asepsis
8. Operating Room Personnel
9. Surgical Assisting--Duties During Surgery
10. Surgical Procedures
11. Post Operative Patient
12. Tech's Role in Pain Management
13. Client Education for Post Operative Care
14. Post Op Cleaning
Veterinary Technology
Baker College of Clinton Township
Clinton Township, Michigan.