Minor veterinary surgery : a handbook for veterinary nurses /: a handbook for veterinary nurses. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julian Hoad ; foreword by Margaret Moore.
• Other Names: Hoad, Julian
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; PART 1: General principles ; 1: The veterinary nurse and minor surgery ; - Definition and scope of minor surgery; - Role of the veterinary nurse; - Interpretation of the RCVS schedule 3 (and possibly appropriate USA guidelines) re nurses' role in minor surgical procedures; - The interplay between vet and nurse in nurse-performed minor surgery (communication, training, professional support, etc.); - Personal learning, development and self-assessment; 2. The minor surgical patient ; - Owner communication; - Admitting the patient; - The anaesthetic/surgical consent form; - Pre-anaesthetic history review, nurse examination and health check; - Planning operating theatre lists and time; 3. Premedication and patient preparation ; - Rationale and review of common sedative/premedication drugs; - Injection routes and techniques for premedication; - Placement of i.v. catheters and basics of surgical fluid administration; - Analgesic drugs and pain management; - Pre- and post-operative antibiotics; - Preparation of the surgical skin site; 4. General anaesthesia ; -Rationale and review of commonly used drugs; - Intubation techniques; - Common anaesthetic breathing systems; - Monitoring anaesthesia; - Anaesthetic emergencies and resuscitation (also a chart in the inside back cover); 5. Wound dressings and bandages ; - Types of dressing and their indications especially following minor surgery; - Application techniques and management; - Complications from dressings; PART 2: Minor surgical techniques ; 6. Wound management ; - Review of wounds and wound healing; - Wound classification; - First aid for simple and complex wounds; - Open management and minor surgical debridement; - Management of complicated wounds; - Wound healing products; - Hydrotherapy; 7. Principles of soft tissue surgery ; - Review of important surgical instruments, their use and care; - Review of important suture materials and their applications; - Practical suture patterns for minor surgery; - Halstead's principles of tissue handling; - Dealing with bleeding; - Surgical drains; - Postoperative wound care; 8. Common surgical procedures ; - Skin wound closure; - Skin surface tumours and subcutaneous growths; - Surgical management of abscesses; - Skin biopsy techniques; - Ear surgery and aural haematoma; - Tail amputation for trauma or disease; - Digit amputation; - Dew claw and nail removal; - Dental and oral surgery; - Jugular and intraosseous catheter placement; - Acting as the scrubbed assistant in major surgery; - Veterinary acupuncture; 9. The postoperative patient ; - The recovery phase; - Indicators of pain and postoperative analgesia; - Discharging the patient; - Postoperative checks; - Postoperative complications following minor surgery; Appendix: Emergency procedures; Glossary of surgical terms and definitions; Self-assessments; Further reading list; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 636.08970231; Veterinary surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Veterinary surgical nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702032615; 0702032611
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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