2nd Edition
by Gerianne Holzman, Teri Raffel Kleist
Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
A step-by-step guide to caring for small animal surgical patients
Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Second Edition
offers a complete, practical guide to nursing care for patients
undergoing common and advanced surgeries in small animal practice.
Written by veterinary technicians for veterinary technicians, the book
is organized chronologically, beginning with the initial client contact
and continuing through surgery to discharge and aftercare. The new
edition significantly expands the surgical procedures chapter, adding
new procedures, and incorporates updates to reflect new knowledge
throughout.
Topics cover all aspects of surgical
patient care, including surgical assisting and patient comfort, for
orthopedic, soft tissue, and emergency surgeries. A companion website
offers video clips and review questions and answers, plus the figures
from the book in PowerPoint.
The Second Edition features:
- Hundreds
of clinical photographs to support the text, with more than 100 images
new to this edition, including many new instrument photos
- A logical chronological organization, from initial client communication through to discharge and aftercare instructions
- Topics
ranging from laboratory testing, patient preparation, and instrument
care and maintenance to bandaging, client communication, rehabilitation,
encompassing orthopedic, ophthalmic, soft tissue, and emergency
surgeries
- Expanded coverage of surgical procedures and wound management
- A companion website with video clips, review questions and answers, and the figures from the book in PowerPoint
Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
is equally useful for veterinary technician and nursing students and
for veterinary technicians and nurses in practice, providing practical
advice in a well-illustrated format.
