ATE 2653L - Animal Nursing & Medicine Laboratory II

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 2
Contact Hours: 92
Effective Term Summer 2019 (560)

Requisites

Prerequisite ATE 2651L with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

This course is a continuation of Animal Nursing and Medicine Laboratory I. Skills will be developed in veterinary anesthesia, animal nursing care, and veterinary radiology procedures.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the skills necessary to perform advanced technical procedures in veterinary anesthesia by:
    1. employing proper techniques to induce anesthesia.
    2. choosing correct methods to administer fluids and monitor patients under anesthesia.
    3. using advanced technical equipment to monitor anesthetized patients.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the skills necessary to perform advanced technical procedures in animal nursing by:
    1. using proper techniques to provide surgical assistance.
    2. employing appropriate techniques of asepsis.
    3. illustrating proper methods for placing IV catheters, male and female urinary catheters and stomach tubes.
    4. using appropriate methods to calculate and draw into syringes various drug doses and fluid additives.
    5. employing proper specialized bandaging techniques.
    6. preparing instruments, supplies, personnel and patients for surgical procedures using asceptic techniques.
    7. illustrating skills in nursing the critical care patient.
    8. performing physical examinations on patients and charting serial vital signs.
    9. performing a routine dental prophylaxis.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the skills necessary to perform advanced technical procedures in veterinary radiography by:
    1. discussing the development of a variable KV abdominal technique chart.
    2. performing advanced radiographic studies, including double contrast studies GI series, IVP, cystogram, pneumcystogram, skull and spinal radiographs.
    3. employing proper methods to expose and process radiographs using both manual and automatic methods.
    4. using proper techniques to radiograph common anatomical sites in various positions.
    5. assessing radiographic technique and positioning.
    6. employing fundamental techniques related to radiation safety.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 8/84 Revised 7/85 Revised 3/86 DBT 2/16/93 Effective Session 19922 3 YR C&I Review 1992-93 C&I 12/1/98; DBT 12/14/98 Effective Session 19991 3 Year Review 2003 (mr). Flex Access 20031. C&I Approval: 10/23/2007, BOT Approval: 12/17/2007, Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2019 (555).
C&I Approval: 02/14/2019, BOT Approval: 03/19/2019, Effective Term: Summer 2019 (560)

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