Veterinary Team Members
Holds ultimate responsibility of the veterinary clinic
Who is the veterinarian?
An accessory that must be kept small, minimal, and not dangling when worn
What is jewelry?
A clinic that takes care of small household animals
What is a companion animal practice?
The area of the veterinary facility that must be kept sterile
What is the surgical suite?
Hank the Husky has goopy, watery eyes and the veterinary assistant believes he has an eye infection. The veterinary assistant is going to tell the client to just order the eye ointment over the counter. Is this okay? Why or why not?
It is not okay. The veterinarian is the only person legally allowed to diagnose patients and prescribe medications.
The type of degree that a veterinary needs before going to vet school
What is a Bachelor of Science (BS)?
The type of clothing worn by the health team members in the facility
What are scrubs?
The practice that treats both small and large animals
What is a mixed practice?
This is where samples are tested in the veterinary facility
What is the laboratory?
Reese the Rotweiller is getting spayed today. She is the first examined by the veterinarian before the procedure to check that she is in good health. Where does she need to go next before heading into the surgical suite?
She needs to go to the treatment room to be prepped for surgery.
The member of the veterinary team that walks, feeds, and cleans the animals
What is a kennel attendant?
The type of shoe worn in the veterinary hospital setting
What are sneakers?
A clinic with that mainly provides routine exams and vaccinations due to a lack of diagnostic equipment
What is a mobile veterinary clinic?
The location where critical patients needing immediate care are treated and housed.
What is the intensive care unit (ICU)?
Miranda is a veterinary assistant. She is helping a client who has a dog who has been vomiting and is extremely lethargic. The vet reccommended that the dog could have a contagious diseases and should be kept overnight to be treated and monitored. Miranda takes the dog to the kennel ward so that the kennel attendants can keep watch. Was this the right thing to do?
No. The dog should have been taken to the isolation ward. This dog needs to be separated from the healthy animals and there needs to be proper equipment incase something goes wrong.
The member of the veterinary team that sets budgets, approves raises, and creates training protocols
Who is the hospital administrator?
The type of shoe that many staff choose to wear when working on a farm
What are boots?
A practice that takes care of livestock animals
What is a large animal practice?
A lead-protected and client-free area in the veterinary facility
What is the radiology area?
Claire the vet tech showed up to work in jeans, a T-shirt, messy hair, flip flops, and hoop earrings. What is wrong with this picture?
Claire should be wearing scrubs, close toed non-slip sneakers, no dangling jewlery, and be properly groomed. This is unsafe and gives a bad impression to clients.
The association that accredits veterinary schools for state licensure
What is the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)?
The manual that outlines the employee dress code
What is the personnel manual?
The clinic that a general veterinary practice will tell a client to go if the patient is having a very specific issue that requires specialization
What is a veterinary referral practice?
The location where animals get ready to go into surgery
What is the Treatment Area (Prep Area)?
Simon the vet tech took an animal getting spayed to the surgery suite to shave and prep the surgical area. Was this the right place to do this?
No, he should have done this in the treatment area.