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What skills444444as and education is required to become a veterinary assistant? -
correct answer ✔✔Skills:
-physical restraint
-lab skills
-patient care
-client relations
Education: Can be trained on the job or attend veterinary assisting classes.
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technician? - correct
answer ✔✔Skills:
-Assigned a patient by the veterinarian
-must follow all instructions for treatment protocol (medication, nutrition, lab
tests, & exercise)
-Must document all treatments given to the Pt & include any observations
-update clients daily about condition of Pt
Education:
-Graduate of a 2 yr veterinary AVMA
-Must pass the VTNE or State examination
,What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technologist? -
correct answer ✔✔Skills:
-work in a position that requires a higher level of education
-may hold teaching positions within technology programs or veterinary schools
Education:
-Graduate of a 4 yr Bachelor of science program in veterinary technology
accredited by the AVMA
-May also hold an associated degree in vet technology along w/ a bachelors
degree in another program (such as business, management, or health science)
What skills and education is required to become a Veterinarian? - correct answer
✔✔Skills:
-Only member of the team allowed to diagnose disease, prescribe treatment &
perform surgery
Education:
-have completed a professional course of study at an accredited college of
veterinary medicine
-Must be licensed in the state where they work
-Must pass national & state examinations before receiving licensure
-required to complete minimum # of hrs of CE each year in most states
What are some examples of staff injuries in the vet clinic? - correct answer ✔✔-
Bites
-Falls
, -exposure to radiation
-zoonotic diseases
-back injuries
-injuries from needles, blades
How are staff injures handled in the vet clinic? - correct answer ✔✔-document
injuries and how they happened
-employees should be made to feel safe in their work environments
-the vet practice should make a safety and health plan
What are types of biohazardous waste? - correct answer ✔✔Medical waste that
can cause infection:
-blood
-used needles
-used scalpel blades
-urine
-feces
-tissues
-tissues
What is a sharps container used for? - correct answer ✔✔The disposal of used
needles, IV catheters, scalpel blades, and microscope slides
What is the priority of animal safety? - correct answer ✔✔Animal safety is the top
priority in the vet clinic. Making sure all procedures and restraint, etc is done in
the most humane way possible.