Workbook for

Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting

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Workbook for

Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting

Textbook
Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT, LAT
Wright Career College
Overland Park, Kansas

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Sherry Castle Boyer
Castle Media Consultants
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WORKBOOK FOR ELSEVIER’S VETERINARY ASSISTING TEXTBOOK 978-0-323-09175-6

Copyright © 2013 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.

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Notice
Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden
our knowledge, changes in practice, treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate.
Readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the
manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method
and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner, relying on
their own experience and knowledge of the patient, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best
treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of
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 Preface

This workbook is intended to accompany Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook. Each chapter in the workbook
relates to a corresponding chapter in the textbook and stresses the essential information of the chapter through the
use of definitions, short essays (comprehension), photo quizzes, matching, completion, true and false, multiple choice
questions, word searches, and crossword puzzles.
Learning objectives are included at the beginning of each chapter to help you focus on the material and concepts
that you are expected to learn and how this is to be applied in the veterinary clinical setting.
The following suggestions will help you use this workbook to identify strengths and weaknesses.
1. Review the contents of each chapter before you attempt to do the exercise. Do not treat the questions
individually and then refer to the text for the correct answer. Deal with the chapter’s subject matter as a whole,
because many of the questions are interrelated. This is a learning exercise meant to help you learn the material
presented in the textbook, not an examination for grades.
2. Remember that the same subject matter may be repeated in different question forms in each chapter or other
chapters, because the material overlaps. The subjects of the questions are not in the same order as they appear in
the textbook.
3. Read each question and study each illustration carefully before answering. You may know the answer or you
may arrive at the correct answer by knowing which answers are incorrect.
4. This workbook is designed so that the pages can be easily removed, submitted if required, and placed in your
notebook with the corresponding lecture notes.
The answers to all the exercises appear in the Instructor Resources for Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook on the
Evolve website.

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 Contents

Chapter 1 Overview of Veterinary Technology, 1

Chapter 2 Office Procedures and Client Relations, 9
Chapter 3 Veterinary Medical Terminology, 25
Chapter 4 Anatomy and Physiology, 35
Chapter 5 Pharmacology and Pharmacy, 45
Chapter 6 Animal Behavior and Restraint, 59
Chapter 7 Animal Husbandry and Nutrition, 73
Chapter 8 Animal Care and Nursing, 83
Chapter 9 Principles of Surgical Nursing, 97
Chapter 10 Laboratory Procedures, 117
Chapter 11 Diagnostic Imaging, 143
Chapter 12 Nursing Care of Companion Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians, 163

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reviewing this chapter, the reader will be able to:

■■ Describe educational requirements of veterinary team members.
■■ Define appropriate nomenclature describing veterinary personnel.
■■ Identify the duties of the members of the veterinary health care team.
■■ Recognize professional organizations supporting veterinary medicine.
■■ Discuss ethical issues and guidelines relevant to the veterinary profession.
■■ List and describe general categories of laws relevant to the veterinary profession.
■■ Define laws protecting veterinary employees against physical injury, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
■■ Explain laws relating to ensuring quality veterinary service.

TRUE OR FALSE

 1. The employing veterinarian has the ultimate responsibility for using a veterinary assistant in an
appropriate and ethical manner, consistent with state and federal law.
 2. For a reasonable annual fee, membership in the Veterinary Support Personnel Network allows assistants
to participate in online continuing education, live chats, and surveys.
 3. A society has bylaws, leaders, and committees designed to oversee technician specialty certification.
 4. Veterinary assistants are not licensed, and in most states their role is not clearly defined.
 5. Veterinary assistants should excel at physical restraint, animal grooming, and inventory control.
 6. The area described as the “front” of a veterinary practice is the area used for lab work.
 7. Veterinary technicians who maintain their certification, registration, or license after passing the VTNE
are referred to as credentialed veterinary technicians.
 8. The veterinary team member most responsible for prescribing medication is the veterinary technician.
 9. Team efficiency improves and benchmark standards are achieved when veterinary practice management
is doctor centered.
10. One way to create a comfortable reception area is to provide clients with cozy, close seating; floor plants
for ambiance; and many magazines.

FILL IN THE BLANK

1. The majority of veterinarians are involved in practices.

2. Veterinarians who have special expertise in one aspect of medicine may offer services in a
practice.

3. Most veterinary hospital staff members wear or laboratory jackets.

4. Valuable items on display in the retail area should be placed behind the area.

5. Duties of the ___________________ may include restraining, feeding, and exercising patients; cleaning the hospital
and boarding premises; and performing other clinical support tasks.

6. The back of the practice generally includes the radiology, surgery, and areas.

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