roles and responsibilities
Four things only a veterinarian is legally allowed to do.
What is Diagnosis, Prognosis, Perform surgery, and prescribe medicine
Professional behavior guided by integrity and respect to promote animal health, relieve suffering, and maintain public trust.
What is ethical conduct?
This mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals is influenced by behaviors essential to the health and well-being of both.
What is human-animal bond?
This term describes honoring a client's right to make their own choices, even when you disagree
what is Autonomy
These protective garments are the standard uniform for veterinary nurses, assistants, and vets.
What are scrubs?
Prepares and sterilizes surgical instruments
What is a veterinary assistant or veterinary technician
Actions that violate professional rules or animal welfare.
What is unethical conduct?
Acknowledging this bond in veterinary practice helps improve this key factor for client compliance with treatment plans.
What is trust/client communication?
This is what you must provide to a client so they fully understand the risks and benefits before they choose a path
What is an Informed Consent Document
Veterinary professionals must keep this part of their hands trimmed short to prevent scratching patients and prevent collecting germs
What are fingernails?
Responsibilities of a veterinary assistant
What is animal handling and restraint, clinical and surgical support, and facility maintenance
Establishing a proper relationship before diagnosing, treating, or prescribing medications.
What is a proper veterinarian-client-patient relationship?
Because pets are viewed as family members, this specialized skill is just as important for a vet as medical knowledge when talking to owner
What is empathetic communication?
This professional action is required when a client's choice conflicts with your personal moral beliefs, rather than forcing your view.
What is Maintain Professional Boundaries.
Vet staff should explain this process of humanely putting a suffering animal to sleep.
What is euthanasia?
Performs over the phone triage
What is Veterinary receptionist
The ethical and respectful treatment of colleagues, other clinics, and clients.
What is professional courtesy?
This difficult end-of-life procedure requires vets to balance animal pain relief with intense human grief and ethical care.
What is euthanasia?
This core value means you put the client's goals above your own ideas of what is "best" for them
What is Client-First Advocacy
This is what team members must show when a client is anxious to show the client they understand the owner's stress
what is empathy?
Handles legal incidents within a vet office
What is a Veterinary Manager
Falsifying medical records, health certificates, or test charts.
What is fraud?
Vets often experience this type of emotional exhaustion and stress when managing the strong attachments between owners and sick pets.
What is compassion fatigue?
What is the responsibility of the vet if they fire a client. Answer
What is Avoiding Patient Abandonment
This pocket sized device is what you should NOT use while working.
What is a Personal phone?