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Abstract
The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing has established itself as a recommended standard text for all veterinary nurses. It is designed both to satisfy the requirements of the syllabus studied by all student veterinary nurses and to provide a wide range of information for qualified nurses working in veterinary practice. This new second edition has been updated and revised to align it perfectly with the needs of a new generation of students.
• Comprehensive content endorsed by all leading course providers• Full colour illustrations for maximum clarity
• Written by veterinary nurses for veterinary nurses
• Additional online resources to maximize learning potential
- Improved website offers a range of film clips of essential procedures, introduced and narrated by Victoria Aspinall - plus comprehensive test-yourself questions in both study and assessment modes.
- All chapters revised and updated in line with changes in legislation, knowledge and current practical techniques.
- Brand new chapters on Ethics and Welfare, Communication and Physiotherapy.
- New section on Nursing Care Models to provide veterinary nurses with the necessary information to use this concept in their own practices.
- Dog behaviour chapter updated and revised to reflect the latest thinking about the process of domestication of the dog and its relevance to training methods.
- Additional photographs added throughout for enhanced understanding and clarity.
- Entire text accessible as an e-book with full note-making, referencing and search functionality.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | cover | ||
| The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing | i | ||
| Copyright page | iv | ||
| Table of contents | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Preface to second edition | ix | ||
| Acknowledgements | xi | ||
| Chapter 1: Ethics and animal welfare | 1 | ||
| Key Points | 1 | ||
| What are ethics and morality? | 1 | ||
| Ethical conflicts | 1 | ||
| Bibliography | 10 | ||
| Recommended reading | 10 | ||
| Chapter 2: The art of communication | 11 | ||
| Key Points | 11 | ||
| Introduction | 11 | ||
| Methods of communication | 11 | ||
| Verbal styles | 12 | ||
| Written communication | 12 | ||
| Questioning skills | 12 | ||
| Active listening | 13 | ||
| Factors affecting communication | 13 | ||
| Dealing with aggressive or angry clients | 14 | ||
| Supporting clients through the grieving process | 14 | ||
| Practice organization | 15 | ||
| Practice structure | 16 | ||
| Governing bodies | 18 | ||
| Practice protocols | 18 | ||
| Bibliography | 20 | ||
| Recommended reading | 20 | ||
| Chapter 3: Legislation and the veterinary nurse | 21 | ||
| Key Points | 21 | ||
| An introduction to legislation | 21 | ||
| Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 | 21 | ||
| Occupational health | 22 | ||
| Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 | 22 | ||
| Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 | 22 | ||
| Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 | 22 | ||
| Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 | 24 | ||
| Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations (HWR) 2005 | 24 | ||
| Manual Handling Regulations 1992 | 25 | ||
| The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 | 25 | ||
| Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) | 28 | ||
| Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992 | 28 | ||
| Noise at Work Regulations 1989 | 28 | ||
| The Working Time Regulations 1998 | 28 | ||
| Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 | 28 | ||
| The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 | 29 | ||
| Ionizing Radiation Regulations 1999 | 29 | ||
| Animal Welfare Act 2006 | 33 | ||
| Bibliography | 35 | ||
| Useful websites | 35 | ||
| Recommended reading | 35 | ||
| Chapter 4: Canine and feline anatomy and physiology | 37 | ||
| Key Points | 37 | ||
| Introduction | 37 | ||
| Cells and basic tissues | 37 | ||
| Locomotor system | 43 | ||
| Nervous system | 45 | ||
| Special senses | 52 | ||
| Endocrine system | 55 | ||
| Cardiovascular system | 57 | ||
| Respiratory system | 63 | ||
| Digestive system | 65 | ||
| Urinary system | 70 | ||
| Reproductive system | 75 | ||
| The oestrous cycle | 78 | ||
| Pregnancy | 79 | ||
| Parturition | 83 | ||
| The integument | 84 | ||
| Bibliography | 87 | ||
| Recommended reading | 87 | ||
| Chapter 5: Comparative anatomy and physiology of the exotic species | 89 | ||
| Key Points | 89 | ||
| Introduction | 89 | ||
| Small mammals | 89 | ||
| Birds | 94 | ||
| Reptiles | 101 | ||
| Fish | 104 | ||
| Bibliography | 107 | ||
| Recommended reading | 108 | ||
| Chapter 6: Equine anatomy and physiology | 109 | ||
| Key Points | 109 | ||
| Introduction | 109 | ||
| The skeletal system | 109 | ||
| The muscular system | 114 | ||
| The digestive tract | 114 | ||
| Bibliography | 119 | ||
| Recommended reading | 119 | ||
| Chapter 7: Canine and feline nutrition | 121 | ||
| Key Points | 121 | ||
| Introduction | 121 | ||
| Essential nutrition | 121 | ||
| Types of pet food | 128 | ||
| Feeding puppies and kittens | 129 | ||
| Feeding during pregnancy and lactation | 132 | ||
| Feeding adult dogs and cats | 134 | ||
| Feeding senior dogs and cats | 135 | ||
| Bibliography | 138 | ||
| Recommended reading | 138 | ||
| Chapter 8: Clinical nutrition | 139 | ||
| Key Points | 139 | ||
| Introduction | 139 | ||
| Gastrointestinal disease | 139 | ||
| Obesity | 140 | ||
| Osteoarthritis | 140 | ||
| Skin disease | 140 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 142 | ||
| Dental disease | 143 | ||
| Cancer | 143 | ||
| Chronic renal failure | 144 | ||
| Liver disease | 144 | ||
| Critical care of the anorexic patient | 145 | ||
| Canine urolithiasis | 146 | ||
| Feline lower urinary tract disease | 147 | ||
| Bibliography | 147 | ||
| Recommended reading | 147 | ||
| Chapter 9: Equine nutrition | 149 | ||
| Key Points | 149 | ||
| Introduction | 149 | ||
| The digestive system | 149 | ||
| Dietary management | 152 | ||
| Common foodstuffs | 153 | ||
| Nutritional requirements | 157 | ||
| Donkeys and exotic equids | 160 | ||
| Practical feeding | 160 | ||
| Bibliography | 163 | ||
| Recommended reading | 163 | ||
| Chapter 10: Behaviour and handling of the dog and cat | 165 | ||
| Key Points | 165 | ||
| Introduction | 165 | ||
| Handling dogs and cats | 165 | ||
| Evolution of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) | 168 | ||
| The evolution of the domestic cat (Felis catus) | 171 | ||
| Behavioural development | 173 | ||
| Behavioural therapy | 175 | ||
| Understanding emotions and their role in behaviour problems | 177 | ||
| Bibliography | 184 | ||
| Recommended reading | 184 | ||
| Chapter 11: Equine behaviour and handling | 185 | ||
| Key Points | 185 | ||
| Introduction | 185 | ||
| Equine behaviour | 185 | ||
| Assessment of pain | 189 | ||
| Handling and restraint | 189 | ||
| Identification and the use of horse passports | 191 | ||
| Transportation of horses | 192 | ||
| Training the horse | 194 | ||
| Bibliography | 197 | ||
| Recommended reading | 198 | ||
| Chapter 12: Restraint, handling and administration of medicines to exotic species | 199 | ||
| Key Points | 199 | ||
| Introduction | 199 | ||
| Small mammals | 199 | ||
| Birds | 203 | ||
| Reptiles | 206 | ||
| Administration of medication | 210 | ||
| Bibliography | 215 | ||
| Recommended reading | 215 | ||
| Chapter 13: Introduction to genetics | 217 | ||
| Key Points | 217 | ||
| Introduction | 217 | ||
| Characteristics of mammalian cells | 217 | ||
| Development of modern genetics | 222 | ||
| Congenital defects | 225 | ||
| Application to practice | 226 | ||
| Examples of screening for specific canine and feline defects | 228 | ||
| Future trends in biotechnology | 230 | ||
| Bibliography | 230 | ||
| Recommended reading | 231 | ||
| Chapter 14: Practical animal breeding | 233 | ||
| Key Points | 233 | ||
| Introduction | 233 | ||
| Breeding pedigree cats | 233 | ||
| Breeding pedigree dogs | 239 | ||
| Bibliography | 245 | ||
| Recommended reading | 246 | ||
| Chapter 15: The essentials of patient care | 247 | ||
| Key Points | 247 | ||
| Introduction | 247 | ||
| Models of nursing | 247 | ||
| Patient care | 250 | ||
| Essential activities | 253 | ||
| Nursing specific types of patient | 264 | ||
| Bibliography | 267 | ||
| Recommended reading | 268 | ||
| Chapter 16: Physiotherapy techniques | 269 | ||
| Key Points | 269 | ||
| Introduction | 269 | ||
| The aim of physiotherapy | 269 | ||
| Techniques used in physiotherapy | 270 | ||
| Physiotherapy in practice | 277 | ||
| Acknowledgement | 278 | ||
| Bibliography | 278 | ||
| Recommended reading | 278 | ||
| Chapter 17: Fundamental pharmacology | 279 | ||
| Key Points | 279 | ||
| Introduction | 279 | ||
| Pharmacokinetics | 279 | ||
| Pharmacodynamics | 283 | ||
| Drug interactions and adverse reactions | 285 | ||
| Toxicology | 286 | ||
| Drug formulations, names and commonly used drugs for specific conditions | 286 | ||
| Licensing, prescribing and dispensing medication | 296 | ||
| Pharmacy management | 303 | ||
| Client compliance | 303 | ||
| Bibliography | 305 | ||
| Recommended reading | 305 | ||
| Chapter 18: First aid | 307 | ||
| Key Points | 307 | ||
| Introduction | 307 | ||
| Handling the emergency telephone call | 307 | ||
| Handling and restraint | 308 | ||
| Assessing the patient | 308 | ||
| Wounds | 309 | ||
| Burns and scalds | 310 | ||
| Insect stings | 311 | ||
| Poisons | 312 | ||
| Shock | 313 | ||
| Unconsciousness and collapse | 314 | ||
| Epilepsy | 315 | ||
| Fractures | 315 | ||
| First aid for injuries to the sensory organs | 317 | ||
| First aid for injuries to the major internal organs | 319 | ||
| Bibliography | 320 | ||
| Recommended reading | 320 | ||
| Chapter 19: Prevention of the spread of infectious diseases | 321 | ||
| Key Points | 321 | ||
| Introduction | 321 | ||
| Spread of infectious diseases | 321 | ||
| Zoonoses | 325 | ||
| Infectious diseases | 325 | ||
| Immunity | 333 | ||
| Vaccination | 335 | ||
| Bibliography | 337 | ||
| Recommended reading | 338 | ||
| Chapter 20: Common medical conditions of the body systems | 339 | ||
| Key Points | 339 | ||
| Introduction | 339 | ||
| Respiratory system | 339 | ||
| Urinary system | 343 | ||
| Cardiovascular system | 345 | ||
| Haemopoietic system | 350 | ||
| Nervous system | 352 | ||
| Endocrine system | 354 | ||
| Digestive system | 358 | ||
| Reproductive system | 361 | ||
| Neoplasia | 362 | ||
| Bibliography | 363 | ||
| Recommended reading | 363 | ||
| Chapter 21: Principles of surgical nursing | 365 | ||
| Key Points | 365 | ||
| Shock | 365 | ||
| Urinary catheterization | 366 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 368 | ||
| Wounds and wound management | 373 | ||
| Surgical conditions | 378 | ||
| Surgical procedures by region of the body | 383 | ||
| Bibliography | 397 | ||
| Recommended reading | 397 | ||
| Chapter 22: Theatre practice | 399 | ||
| Key Points | 399 | ||
| Introduction | 399 | ||
| The surgical unit | 399 | ||
| Theatre maintenance | 400 | ||
| Preparation for surgery | 400 | ||
| Role of the theatre nurse | 402 | ||
| Health and Safety within the theatre | 403 | ||
| Instrumentation | 403 | ||
| Sutures | 407 | ||
| Patient care | 411 | ||
| Asepsis and sterilization | 415 | ||
| Bibliography | 420 | ||
| Recommended reading | 420 | ||
| Chapter 23: High-dependency nursing | 421 | ||
| Key Points | 421 | ||
| Introduction | 421 | ||
| Designing a high-dependency unit | 421 | ||
| Patient monitoring and observation | 423 | ||
| Oxygen therapy | 426 | ||
| Intravenous access | 428 | ||
| Placement of central lines | 429 | ||
| Arterial catheterization | 430 | ||
| Intraosseous catheterization | 431 | ||
| Fluid therapy in the high-dependency unit patient | 432 | ||
| Analgesia | 435 | ||
| Nutritional support | 435 | ||
| Bibliography | 437 | ||
| Recommended reading | 437 | ||
| Chapter 24: Dentistry | 439 | ||
| Key Points | 439 | ||
| Introduction | 439 | ||
| Instrumentation and equipment for primary care dentistry | 440 | ||
| Anaesthesia for dental procedures | 444 | ||
| Oral examination and recording | 446 | ||
| Periodontal therapy | 448 | ||
| Bibliography | 456 | ||
| Recommended reading | 456 | ||
| Chapter 25: Principles of anaesthesia and analgesia | 457 | ||
| Key Points | 457 | ||
| Introduction | 457 | ||
| Pre-anaesthetic assessment | 457 | ||
| Premedication | 459 | ||
| Anaesthesia | 463 | ||
| Injectable anaesthetic drugs | 463 | ||
| Inhalational agents | 466 | ||
| Anaesthetic circuits | 468 | ||
| Management of the patient’s airway | 472 | ||
| The anaesthetic machine | 474 | ||
| Monitoring the anaesthetized patient | 477 | ||
| Monitoring equipment | 478 | ||
| Muscle relaxation | 480 | ||
| Intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) | 481 | ||
| Anaesthetic emergencies | 481 | ||
| Bibliography | 484 | ||
| Recommended reading | 484 | ||
| Chapter 26: Equine anaesthesia | 485 | ||
| Key Points | 485 | ||
| Introduction | 485 | ||
| Preoperative care | 485 | ||
| Premedication | 486 | ||
| Analgesia | 488 | ||
| Monitoring anaesthesia | 488 | ||
| General anaesthesia | 490 | ||
| Recovery from anaesthesia | 496 | ||
| Complications and emergencies | 497 | ||
| Local anaesthesia | 498 | ||
| Humane destruction of Equidae | 500 | ||
| Bibliography | 501 | ||
| Recommended reading | 501 | ||
| Chapter 27: Parasitology | 503 | ||
| Key Points | 503 | ||
| Definitions | 503 | ||
| Ectoparasites | 504 | ||
| Nematode-related dermatitis | 512 | ||
| Endoparasites | 512 | ||
| Bibliography | 531 | ||
| Recommended reading | 532 | ||
| Chapter 28: Microbiology | 533 | ||
| Key Points | 533 | ||
| Introduction | 533 | ||
| Bacteria | 536 | ||
| Virus | 541 | ||
| Common disease terminology | 542 | ||
| Bibliography | 544 | ||
| Recommended reading | 544 | ||
| Chapter 29: Laboratory diagnostic aids | 545 | ||
| Key Points | 545 | ||
| Introduction | 545 | ||
| Health and Safety in the laboratory | 545 | ||
| Disposal of laboratory waste | 546 | ||
| Routine laboratory equipment | 547 | ||
| Recording sample details and test reports | 551 | ||
| Blood | 553 | ||
| Urine | 563 | ||
| Skin and hair | 566 | ||
| Body tissues and fluids | 570 | ||
| Normal equine physiological values | 571 | ||
| Bibliography | 572 | ||
| Recommended reading | 572 | ||
| Chapter 30: Principles of diagnostic imaging | 573 | ||
| Key Points | 573 | ||
| Introduction | 573 | ||
| Principles of radiography | 573 | ||
| Effects of radiation | 577 | ||
| Recording the image | 579 | ||
| Film processing | 582 | ||
| Radiographic quality and image interpretation | 585 | ||
| Positioning | 587 | ||
| Contrast radiography | 594 | ||
| Alternative imaging techniques | 596 | ||
| Bibliography | 601 | ||
| Recommended reading | 601 | ||
| Chapter 31: Management and care of exotic species | 603 | ||
| Key Points | 603 | ||
| Introduction | 603 | ||
| Animal husbandry | 603 | ||
| Welfare of captive exotic animals | 649 | ||
| Bibliography | 657 | ||
| Recommended reading | 657 | ||
| Chapter 32: Management and care of injured wildlife | 659 | ||
| Key Points | 659 | ||
| Introduction | 659 | ||
| Wild mammals | 659 | ||
| Birds | 679 | ||
| Euthanasia | 685 | ||
| Relevant legislation | 685 | ||
| Bibliography | 686 | ||
| Recommended reading | 686 | ||
| Normal values (from various sources) | 687 | ||
| Dog, cat and horse | 687 | ||
| Small mammals | 688 | ||
| Essential calculations | 691 | ||
| Anaesthetic flow rates | 691 | ||
| Fluid therapy flow rates | 692 | ||
| Percentage solutions | 693 | ||
| Drug dosages | 694 | ||
| Calorific requirements | 694 | ||
| Radiographic exposures | 695 | ||
| Answers to questions | 696 | ||
| Index | 699 |