WHO DOES WHAT?
This member of the veterinary team is legally responsible for diagnosing disease and prescribing medications.
Who is the veterinarian?
The abbreviation WNL means this.
What is within normal limits?
Growling, crouching, tucked tail, and attempting to escape may all indicate this emotional state.
What is fear/anxiety?
Used needles should be disposed of immediately in this container.
What is a sharps container?
This piece of equipment allows you to magnify and examine cells and other tiny structures.
What is a microscope?
Temperature, pulse, and respiration are commonly abbreviated with these three letters.
What is TPR?
Giving someone your full attention, avoiding interruptions, and making sure you understand what they are saying are examples of this communication skill.
What is active listening?
This team member is often the first person a client interacts with when arriving at a veterinary hospital.
Who is the receptionist/CSR?
The spine is located on this surface of a dog or cat.
What is the dorsal surface?
Before attempting to restrain an animal, you should first evaluate these two things to help determine the safest approach.
What are the animal’s behavior and body language?
These three letters identify the document containing information about a chemical's hazards, handling, PPE, and first aid.
What is SDS?
This machine spins samples at high speed to separate their components
What is a centrifuge?
Gum color and capillary refill time are two observations commonly made when assessing this part of the physical exam.
What are mucous membranes/perfusion?
Facial expressions, posture, eye contact, and gestures are all examples of this type of communication.
What is nonverbal communication?
Taking radiographs, collecting samples, monitoring anesthesia, and providing nursing care are commonly performed by this credentialed team member.
Who is the veterinary technician?
This directional term means toward the nose.
What is rostral?
A dog becomes increasingly fearful and begins struggling during restraint. Your best response is to do this.
What is stop/reassess and modify the restraint approach?
Gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eyewear are examples of this.
What is PPE?
This machine analyzes blood chemistry values that can provide information about organ function and metabolic status.
What is a chemistry analyzer?
Bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal testing, and radiographs are all examples of this step in patient care.
What are diagnostics?
A client enters the veterinary hospital while the receptionist is busy. Even if the client cannot be helped immediately, the receptionist should do this promptly.
What is acknowledge/greet the client?
A team member may know HOW to perform a procedure, but this determines whether they are legally permitted to perform it.
What is scope of practice?
This term describes an animal with a short, broad skull and muzzle, such as a Pug or Bulldog.
What is brachycephalic?
This piece of restraint equipment can help prevent a dog from biting but should never interfere with its ability to breathe.
What is a muzzle?
Radiation, waste anesthetic gases, chemicals, zoonotic diseases, and animal-related injuries are examples of these.
What are occupational hazards?
ECG, SpO₂, blood pressure, and ETCO₂ may all be displayed on this piece of equipment.
What is a multiparameter patient monitor?
A patient arrives collapsed and having difficulty breathing while another patient is waiting for a routine nail trim. This process determines which patient is seen first.
What is triage?
Taking responsibility for your actions, following through, and owning your mistakes demonstrates this professional quality.
What is accountability?
A veterinary assistant notices a hospitalized patient suddenly breathing harder. The MOST professional next action is this.
What is immediately alerting the veterinarian or veterinary technician?
This cattle breed is recognized by its shoulder hump, loose skin, long face, and drooping ears.
What is a Brahman?
A fearful dog is backing away, growling, and showing its teeth. Reaching toward its face and immediately attempting physical restraint increases the risk of this
What is a bite/injury or escalation of the dog's fear?
An employee is accidentally stuck with a used needle. Even if the injury seems minor, this should be done immediately.
What is report the injury and follow the workplace exposure/injury protocol?
A flowmeter, vaporizer, breathing circuit, and scavenging system are parts of this piece of equipment, which supplies oxygen and delivers anesthetic gas to a patient.
What is an anesthesia machine?
Before a patient goes home after a procedure, the veterinary team should review medications, home-care instructions, warning signs, and this plan for continued care.
What is the follow-up/recheck plan?
The clinic is slow and there are no patients waiting. Instead of standing around or using your phone, a professional employee should do things such as clean, restock, or do this.
What is ask what needs to be done / find productive work?
A veterinary assistant notices that a hospitalized patient has stopped eating and has not urinated during the shift. This information should be documented and communicated to these 2 team members.
Who are the veterinary technician and veterinarian?
In a SOAP note, the veterinarian’s interpretation of the patient’s problems and findings belongs in this section.
What is Assessment?
A care plan should consider that normal housing, diet, handling, and behavior can vary greatly depending on this characteristic of the patient.
What is the species?
An employee is cleaning a kennel and mixes two cleaning chemicals together without checking whether they are compatible. This creates this type of workplace hazard.
What is a chemical hazard?
This piece of equipment uses steam under pressure to sterilize surgical instruments and other appropriate supplies.
What is an autoclave?
A hospitalized patient’s feeding, water intake, elimination, exercise, medications, and treatments should all be organized and tracked using this.
What is a patient care plan?
A veterinary employee discusses a patient and client where people in the waiting room can hear the conversation. This violates this professional responsibility.
What is confidentiality?