____________________________ carry out the orders of the veterinarian and perform all animal care duties except those that by law may only be performed by the veterinarian. correct answers Veterinary technologists or nurses
A(n) ____________________________ may prognose, diagnose, and prescribe....
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____________________________ carry out the orders of the veterinarian and perform all
animal care duties except those that by law may only be performed by the veterinarian. correct
answers Veterinary technologists or nurses
A(n) ____________________________ may prognose, diagnose, and prescribe. correct answers
veterinarian
The ____________________________ developed the Committee on Veterinary Technician
Specialties (CVTS) to help guide and structure the development of specialties for veterinary
technicians. correct answers National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
(NAVTA)
In the United States, the profession of veterinary technology, or nursing, is structured by
_______________________ in each state. correct answers practice acts; regulations
The veterinary technician performs a patient ____________________________, then prioritizes
the patient's problems so that the most life-threatening issues are addressed first. correct answers
evaluation
The veterinary technician ____________________________ consists of five steps that are
performed cyclically throughout a patient's hospitalization period. correct answers practice
model
The ____________________________ is designed to evaluate the competency of entry-level
veterinary technicians. correct answers Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE)
NAVTA has recognized 12 areas of ____________________________ in veterinary technology.
correct answers specialty
Step three of the veterinary technician practice model includes
____________________________ to address the patient's care needs. correct answers
interventions
____________________________ are responsible for assisting the veterinary technician and the
veterinarian by restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining
practice and laboratory facilities, and feeding and exercising patients. correct answers Veterinary
Assistants
The committee that accredits veterinary technician programs in the United States under the
auspices of the AVMA correct answers CVTEA (Committee on Veterinary Technician
Education and Activities)
The agency that coadministers the Endangered Species Act in the United States correct answers
US FWS (US Fish and Wildlife Services)
, A committee that works with research and educational institutions in the United States to help
ensure compliance with and to enforce the Animal Welfare Act correct answers IACUC
(Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
A professional association in the United States that has established a certification program that
certifies laboratory animal technicians correct answers AALAS (American Association for
Laboratory Animal Science)
A group whose members are primarily instructors, staff, and managers of veterinary technology
programs correct answers AVTE (Association of Veterinary Technician Educators)
The organization responsible for appointing members of the Veterinary Technician National
Exam Committee correct answers AAVSB (American Association of Veterinary State Boards)
The organization responsible for accrediting U.S programs of veterinary technology correct
answers AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)
The second highest level of certification for technicians caring for laboratory animals in the
United States correct answers LAT (Laboratory Animal Technician)
A designation that a veterinary technician has the credentials to qualify as a specialist correct
answers VTS (Veterinary Technician Specialist)
The highest level of certification for technicians caring for laboratory animals in the United
States correct answers LATG (Laboratory Animal Technologist)
A program administered by the AAVSB to uphold quality standards of continuing education
correct answers RACE (Registry of Approved Continuing Education)
An entity that works with the AAVSB to develop the Veterinary Technician National Exam
correct answers PES (Professional Examination Service)
The U.S. law that requires minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for some
warm-blooded animals bred for commercial sale, used in research and higher edu-cation,
transported commercially, and exhibited to the public correct answers AWA (Animal Welfare
Association)
A law designed to protect horses from the practice of "soring" correct answers HPA (Horse
Protection Act)
The first level of certification for technicians caring for laboratory animals correct answers
ALAT (Assistant Laboratory Animal Association)
A passing score on this test is required to practice in most states and provinces correct answers
VTNE
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