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Book Synopsis: Master the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! From respected veterinary educator Margi Sirois, Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 3rdEdition covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. With this comprehensive textbook, students will learn to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restrain animals, set up equipment and supplies, clean and maintain practice facilities, feed and exercise patients, collect samples, handle and dispense medications, groom patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest advances in veterinary assisting procedures, and new images illustrate key tasks.
Comprehensive coverage provides details on the tasks performed by veterinary assistants and covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color photographs show veterinary assisting tasks and clarify key concepts. Information on office procedures and client relations prepares you to be involved in many of the business aspects of veterinary practice and to work closely with management staff. Coverage of the workflow in a veterinary practice helps you understand your role as well as the roles of all the other members of the veterinary health care team. Critical Concept boxes highlight important points and provide useful tips to improve your knowledge and skills.
A student workbook provides activities to help you apply concepts to veterinary practice, including definitions of key terms, review questions, crossword puzzles, illustration labeling, sample cases, and clinical applications. Available separately.
NEW! Completely updated content throughout reflects the latest advances in veterinary assisting procedures for improved patient service.
NEW! Fear-free handling coverage now included in Chapter 6: Animal Behavior and Restraint.
NEW! Poultry Care section added to Chapter 13: Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry.
NEW and UPDATED! Additional and revised images throughout accurately illustrate key veterinary assisting tasks.
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Are you passionate about animals and interested in a career in veterinary medicine? Look no further than Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook! Written by esteemed veterinary educator Margi Sirois, this comprehensive textbook is designed to help you pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and excel in clinical practice.
With Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, you will learn essential skills such as laboratory and radiographic procedures, animal restraint techniques, equipment setup and maintenance, patient care, medication handling, grooming, and record keeping. Our updated content reflects the latest advances in veterinary assisting procedures, ensuring you receive the most current information in the field.
When you choose Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, you gain access to step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color photographs that clearly demonstrate veterinary assisting tasks and concepts. Additionally, we provide information on office procedures and client relations, preparing you to contribute to the business aspects of veterinary practice and work closely with management staff.
Your role as a veterinary assistant is vital to the overall workflow of a veterinary practice, and Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook helps you understand how you fit into the larger picture of veterinary healthcare. Critical Concept boxes offer key points and useful tips to enhance your knowledge and skills.
To further support your learning, we offer a student workbook filled with activities that allow you to apply concepts to real veterinary practice scenarios. Whether you need to review key terms, answer review questions, solve crossword puzzles, label illustrations, analyze sample cases, or explore clinical applications, we have you covered.
Don't miss out on the latest updates in veterinary assisting procedures and techniques! Invest in your future by purchasing Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in veterinary medicine.
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