Vet Tech Chapter 2

What percentage is small animal medicine practice?

75%

What is the percentage who does food animal practice?

11%

What is the percentage who does equine practice?

6%

What is the percentage who does mixed practice?

6%

What are the primary responsibilities of veterinarians?

Diagnose and treat ill patients, physical examinations, preventive or wellness care, assessing herd health

What are the responsibilities of Veterinary Technician and Technologists?

Evaluate and ameliorate (regulate) patients’ reaction to disease, develop and implement nursing plan, medical records, and alert attending to change

What are the responsibilities of veterinary assistants?

Perform animal care, ward maintenance, and other duties like lab work, bathing animals, filling prescriptions, and restraint

What is the most important position in an animal clinic?

Receptionist is the MOST important job

Why is the receptionist the most important job and their responsibilities?

1st impression and last person you see after the appointment, client service, organize scheduling, handle fees and billing

What are the SECOND most important position in an animal clinic?

Kennel and Barn Attendants

What are the responsibilities of Kennel and Barn Attendants?

Spend most of the time with patients, protocols (cleaning), 1st defense against nosocomial infections (originating in a hospital or other facilities), patient comfort, and observe behavior.

What are the primary purposes of medical records?

Help with continued medical care and document everything with patients’ health, documents communitcation

What are the secondary purposes of medical records?

Business and legal activities, research (case studies)

What does VCPR stand for?

Veterinary Client Patient Relationship

How often do you have to renew VCPR?

Yearly, varies through practice act

What are some medical and legal requirements for vet?

Informed consent, authorized forms (surgical practices), protection against complaints (good spelling and handwriting), ownership and release of information (written request from owners), HIPAA in people

What is presented in the database?

Client and Patient information, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, history (Breeds, age, allergies, vaccines, etc), physical examination, and consultants

What is a Master Problem List?

Placed in chronological order, veterinarians provide diagnoses, diagnostic list

What is a Working Problem List?

Clinical signs and symptoms

Examples of Working Problem List

Recurrent UTI, Uncomplicated UTI, Dental prophylaxis

What does the abbreviation of SOAP mean for vet tech?

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

What is within the hospitalized patient records?

Notations (Referral information), Discharge/Summary Forms (what is needed for after care or other relevant information), Cage Card ID (Identification of the animal and why they are present at the clinic), MAOR

What does MANOR mean?

Medical/Administration Order Record

What is subjective in vet tech?

Non-measurable (Animal looks, alertness, physical findings)

What is objective in vet tech?

Measurable, number

What does assessment contain?

List of evaluations, what is happening with the patient

What does the plan contain?

Develop solution to help patient

What needs to be on every notation?

Place, Date, Time, and initials

What are the type of logs used in vet tech?

Radiology, Necropsy, surgery, controlled substances, and anesthesia log

What are the major responsibilites for OSHA?

Safety Rights and Responsibilities, the leadership rights and responsibilities

What are some workplace hazards?

Dress (scrubs, closed shoes, hair back), Machinery and equipment, victims of violence

Which document is used to protect a practice against litigation and complaints by ensuring the client agrees to a procedure?

Informed Consent form

Under OSHA guidelines, the "Right to Know" law refers to a worker's right to information about _____.

Hazardous chemicals

What does the acronym MSDS stand for?

Material Safety Data Sheet

Diseases that can be spread between animals and people are classified as _____.

Zoonotic

Disciplinary actions involving animal abuse or malpractice are known as _____ violations.

Substantive

Under OSHA, whose responsibility is it to provide a safe work environment and necessary personal protective equipment (PPE)?

The Leadership

Under OSHA, whose responsibility is it to follow safety protocols and report hazardous conditions?

The Employee

A Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) is a technician who has reached a higher level of _____ in a specific area of study.

Specialization

What are some medical and animal related hazards?

Noise, Zoonotic disease, Lyme Disease, Fungal Infections, Bating

All medicines should be treated as

Chemicals

What are the two special chemicals listed in the lecture?

Formalin and Ethylene Oxide