Veterinary nursing / edited by D. R. Lane and B. C. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lane, D. R.

Cooper, Barbara (Principal at The College of Animal Welfare)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary nursing.

Pets--Diseases--Nursing.

Pets.

Pets--Diseases.

Physical Description:

xii, 787 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.

Summary:

As Veterinary Nursing expands as a profession and moves towards self-regulation it is clear that an expectation of increasing excellence and high standards will follow as a matter of course. Practice that is based on a systematic body of knowledge, recognition by the public and a code of ethics regulating Veterinary Nurses will form the basis for the future of veterinary nursing. Comprehensive training thus becomes more important than ever and the integration of theory, research and practice to form a basis for best practice is now regarded as the norm.

Veterinary Nursing remains the only comprehensive textbook that covers the entire S/NVQ syllabus for veterinary nursing and this new edition has been structured to link with the new Occupational Standards and to reflect the changes in the structure of Veterinary Nurse training. The third edition aptly incorporates a new chapter covering the basics of law, highlighting some of the non-clinical issues that should be considered by the newly qualified Veterinary Nurse, as well as having expanded and updated chapters in all other areas.

Contents:

1. Handling and control / T. Atkinson 1

2. Anatomy and physiology / V. Aspinall, M. O'Reilly 11

3. Observation and care of the patient / J. S. Seymour 83

4. First aid / J. Goodwin 101

5. Occupational hazards / R. Butcher, S. Bowden 143

6. Basic animal management / C. A. Van der Heiden, J. Turner 153

7. Basic organisation and management / S. Morrissey 195

8. Legal and ethical aspects of veterinary nursing practice / E. Earle 205

9. Nutrition / S. McCune 215

10. Genetics and animal breeding / S. E. Long, L. Daniels 257

11. Exotic pets and wildlife / J. E. Cooper, C. J. Dutton, J. Belle 265

12. Medicines: pharmacology, therapeutics and dispensing / J. Elliott, E. Reubens 309

13. Laboratory diagnostic aids / P. A. Bloxham, updated by J. Venturi-Rose 329

14. Elementary microbiology and immunology / M. Fisher, V. H. Moreton 359

15. Elementary mycology and parasitology / M. Fisher, V. Walsh 375

16. General nursing / S. Chandler 401

17. Medical disorders and their nursing / C. George, L. A. Slater 427

18. Obstetric and paediatric nursing of the dog and cat / W. Adams, G. C. W. England 477.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0750655259

OCLC:

53435445