Graded A+.
RACE correct answers Registry of Approved Continuing Education. A program administered by
the AAVSB to uphold quality standards of continuing education
ALAT correct answers Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician. The first level of certification
for technicians caring for laboratory animals
VTS correct answers Veterinary Technician Specialist. A designation that a veterinary technician
has the credentials to qualify as a specialist.
RMLAT correct answers Registered Master Laboratory Animal Technician in Research. The
highest level of certification for technicians caring for laboratory animals in Canada.
LATG correct answers Laboratory Animal Technologist. The highest level of certification for
technicians caring for laboratory animals in the United States.
AWA correct answers Animal Welfare Act (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 education, transported commercially, and exhibited to the public)
VTNE correct answers Veterinary Technician National Examination. A passing score in this test
is required to practice in most states and provinces
HPA correct answers Horse Protection Act. A law designed to protect horses from the practice of
"soring".
PES correct answers Professional Examination Service. An entity that works with the AAVSB to
develop the Veterinary Technician National Exam.
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to perform euthanasia? correct
answers Direct supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to place an iv catheter? correct
answers Indirect supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to perform dental scaling and
polishing? correct answers Direct supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to induce anesthesia? correct
answers Immediate Supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to collect blood? correct answers
Indirect Supervision
, What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to apply a splint? correct answers
Direct Supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to handle biohazardous waste
correct answers Indirect Supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to perform dental extractions not
requiring sectioning of the tooth? correct answers Immediate Supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to administer immunologic agents
(antibiotics) by parenteral routes? correct answers Indirect Supervision
What level of supervision is required by a licensed technician to perform radiography? correct
answers Indirect Supervision
List the four things you are not allowed to do as a technician. correct answers Diagnose,
Prognose, Prescribe, & Surgery.
Name 4 things you will be doing as a Veterinary Technician. correct answers Restraining,
Physical exams, Anesthesia, Administering drugs
Name 2 areas in the hospital you will be working in. correct answers Exam room & reception
area.
What is the name of the exam you will be eligible to take (and passing) once you have graduated
from your AVMA accredited school? correct answers Veterinary Technician National
Examination (VTNE)
Professionalism starts with what? correct answers Appearance
What organization issues the RVT license? correct answers Veterinary Medical Board
Who is the father of Veterinary Technology? correct answers Walter Collins
What is the name of our Accrediting Body? correct answers American Veterinary Medical
Association
Which organization or agency has established veterinary technician specialties? correct answers
National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA)
What was the average salary for veterinary technicians nationwide in 2015? correct answers
$33,280
Approximately how many recommended and essential tasks are listed in the CVTEA handbook?
correct answers 350