Practicum: 80 hours/semester
Methods of evaluation may include written assignments, clinic evaluations, practical (essential skills) evaluations, case studies and online blog or discussion board posts.
Workplace and client communications
- verbal communications
- written communications
Pharmacy procedures
- over the counter, prescription and controlled drugs
- dispensing practice
Restraint & physical examination
Laboratory procedures
- sample handling and laboratory submissions
- blood glucose, packed cell volume and total protein
- urinalysis
- ear and skin cytology
Small animal nursing
- record keeping
- medication administration
- ear cleaning
- anal gland expression
- nail trimming
- bathing
Small animal procedures
- blood and urine collection
- sample collection for ear and skin cytology
- intravenous catheter placement
- administration of fluids
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- safely and competently perform dog and cat essential skills as designated by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association;
- communicate with clients by phone or email and in person;
- accurately dispense medications according to Veterinarian instructions;
- accurately complete medical records;
- safely perform patient restraint and physical examinations;
- administer medications by mouth, topically and/or parenterally according to veterinarian instructions;
- provide routine husbandry care to dogs and cats such as kennel cleaning, laundry and feeding;
- perform routine nursing procedures such as nail trims, ear cleaning and anal gland expression;
- safely collect an appropriate volume of blood and/or urine from dogs and/or cats;
- correctly handle and prepare feces, urine and/or blood samples for submission to the laboratory;
- accurately complete laboratory requisition forms;
- safely place an intravenous catheter;
- perform routine in-house laboratory procedures such as measurement of blood glucose, packed cell volume and total protein, urinalysis and cytology.
Note: some skills listed above may be evaluated in subsequent courses such as VTEC 2304.
Assessment will be in accordance with the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester.
Students will receive a complete (Mastery) grade upon successful completion of at least 80% of the 80 hours of practicum, submission of all required practicum evaluations and assignments and a satisfactory evaluation of skills competencies.
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