Aspinall's Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing
- 3rd Edition - May 31, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Nicola Lakeman (Previously Ackerman), Victoria Aspinall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 6 6 0 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 6 6 0 9 - 2
The third edition of Aspinall’s Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing is the ideal text for both student and qualified veterinary nurses as it covers the entire veterinar… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe third edition of Aspinall’s Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing is the ideal text for both student and qualified veterinary nurses as it covers the entire veterinary nursing syllabus. Now written in the main by veterinary nurses this book comprehensively covers all aspects of the veterinary nursing role from client communication to nutritional support.
All chapters have been revised in line with changes in legislation and regulation, but also theoretical and practical aspects. Greater emphasis on the veterinary practice structure including the role of corporate businesses and use of social media bring this edition fully up to date.
The new edition welcomes Nicola Ackerman as principal editor. Nicola is past officer of the BVNA and editor of the Veterinary Nursing Journal, and is currently the chair of The Pet Obesity Taskforce. Nicola is a winner of several awards including the Blue Cross/BVNA Veterinary Nurse of the Year 2010. Nicola was the first Veterinary Nurse in the UK to become a veterinary nurse specialist in nutrition.
- Comprehensive content ideal for both student and qualified veterinary nurses
- Over 700 full colour illustrations for enhanced understanding
- Written by veterinary nurses for veterinary nurses
- Recommended reading given for each chapter to aid further research
Evolve Resources containing
- Self-assessment questions for every chapter to test learning
- Image Bank of over 700 figures
- Additional chapters
Veterinary nurses and vet techs
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Ethics and Animal Welfare
- What are ethics and morality?
- Ethical conflicts
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 2 Customer Care and Communication
- Introduction
- Customer experience is the key to business success
- Communication first requires understanding
- Who is the ‘average’ pet owner?
- The veterinary business model – five key steps to continued success
- Common sense and consistency
- Reference
- Recommended reading
- 3 Consulting Skills and Clinics
- Introduction
- The changing role of the RVN
- Compliance
- Setting up nurse clinics
- Consultation training
- Professional accountability
- Life-stage clinics
- Wellness clinics
- Medical clinics
- Arthritis (mobility) clinics
- Dentistry clinics
- Cardiac clinics
- Obesity clinics
- Renal clinics
- Feline urinary clinics
- Reducing stress in cats
- Postsurgical clinics
- Diagnostic clinics
- Bibliography
- 4 Practice and Staff Management
- Business health – diagnosis and prognosis
- Customer
- Customer Balanced Scorecard Key Performance Indicators
- Staff
- Leadership
- Performance management
- When it goes wrong
- Operational effectiveness
- Finance
- Profit and loss
- In conclusion
- Bibliography
- 5 Legislation and the Veterinary Nurse
- An introduction to legislation
- The Royal Charter
- Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
- Occupational health
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations (HWR) 2005
- Manual Handling Regulations 1992
- The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
- Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992
- Noise at Work Regulations 1989
- The Working Time Regulations 1998
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Ionizing Radiation Regulations 1999
- Animal Welfare Act 2006
- Bibliography
- Useful websites
- Recommended reading
- 6 Canine and Feline Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction
- Cells and basic tissues
- Locomotor system
- Nervous system
- Special senses
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system
- Digestive system
- Urinary system
- Reproductive system
- The oestrous cycle
- Pregnancy
- Parturition
- The integument
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 7 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Exotic Species
- Introduction
- Small mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Fish
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 8 Equine Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction
- The skeletal system
- The muscular system
- The digestive tract
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 9 Canine and Feline Nutrition
- Introduction
- Essential nutrition
- Food and feeding
- Feeding puppies and kittens
- Feeding during pregnancy and lactation
- Feeding adult dogs and cats
- Feeding senior dogs and cats
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 10 Clinical Nutrition
- Introduction
- Nutritional assessment
- Nutrigenomics
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Skin disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dental disease
- Cancer
- Chronic renal failure
- Liver disease
- Critical care of the anorexic patient
- Canine urolithiasis
- Feline lower urinary tract disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 11 Equine Nutrition
- Introduction
- The digestive system
- Dietary management
- Common foodstuffs
- Nutritional requirements
- Donkeys and exotic equids
- Practical feeding
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 12 Behaviour and Handling of the Dog and Cat
- Introduction
- Handling dogs and cats
- Evolution of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
- The evolution of the domestic cat (Felis catus)
- Behavioural development
- Behavioural therapy
- Understanding emotions and their role in behaviour problems
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 13 Behaviour and Handling of the Horse
- Introduction
- Horse-human relationships
- Instinctive behaviour
- Equine intelligence and mental abilities
- How horses learn
- Expressions of the flight response
- Handling problems
- Identification and the use of horse passports
- Transportation of horses
- Recommended reading
- 14 Restraint, Handling and Administration of Medicines to Exotic Species
- Introduction
- Small mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Administration of medication
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 15 Introduction to Genetics
- Introduction
- Characteristics of mammalian cells
- Development of modern genetics
- Abnormalities – Congenital defects
- Application to practice
- Examples of screening for specific canine and feline defects
- Future trends in biotechnology
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 16 Practical Animal Breeding
- Introduction
- Breeding pedigree cats
- Breeding pedigree dogs
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 17 The Essentials of Patient Care
- Introduction
- Admission
- Patient monitoring and observation
- Oxygen therapy
- Essential activities
- Nursing specific types of patient
- Understanding compassion fatigue – a hidden consequence of patient care?
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 18 Physiotherapy Techniques
- Introduction
- Indications for physiotherapy
- Aim of physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy in small animal practice
- The team approach
- The effects of immobilisation and disuse on musculoskeletal tissues
- Physiotherapy treatments
- Therapeutic exercises
- Bibliography
- 19 Fundamental Pharmacology
- Introduction
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Drug interactions and adverse reactions
- Toxicology
- Drug formulations, names and commonly used drugs for specific conditions
- Licensing, prescribing and dispensing medication
- Pharmacy management
- Client compliance
- References
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- Useful resources
- 20 Emergency and Intensive Critical Care
- Introduction
- Telephone triage
- Prep/treatment area
- Patient assessment and management
- Monitoring of the emergency patient
- Oxygen therapy
- Electrolyte imbalances
- Trauma
- Acute abdomen
- Reproductive emergencies
- Paediatric patients
- Toxicities
- Wounds
- Burns
- Snakebites
- Firearm injuries
- Treatment of wounds
- Fractures
- First aid for injuries to the sensory organs
- Seizures
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – CPR
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 21 Prevention of the Spread of Infectious Diseases
- Introduction
- Spread of infectious diseases
- Zoonoses
- Infectious diseases
- Immunity
- Vaccination
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 22 Common Medical Conditions of the Body Systems
- Introduction
- Respiratory system
- Urinary system
- Cardiovascular system
- Haemopoietic system
- Nervous system
- Endocrine system
- Digestive system
- Reproductive system
- Neoplasia
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 23 Principles of Surgical Nursing
- Wounds and wound management
- Surgical conditions
- Surgical procedures by region of the body
- Nursing the surgical patient
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 24 Theatre Practice
- Introduction
- The surgical unit
- Theatre maintenance
- Preparation for surgery
- Role of the theatre nurse
- Health and safety within the theatre
- Instrumentation
- Sutures
- Patient care
- Asepsis and sterilisation
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 25 Fluid Therapy and Nutritional Support
- Introduction
- Shock
- Fluid therapy
- Nutritional support
- References
- Further reading
- 26 Dentistry
- Introduction
- General Considerations
- Instrumentation and equipment for primary care dentistry
- Anaesthesia for dental procedures
- Oral examination and recording
- Periodontal therapy
- References
- Recommended reading
- 27 Principles of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
- Introduction
- Anaesthesia
- Pain assessment, patient comfort and analgesia
- References
- Further reading
- 28 Equine Anaesthesia
- Introduction
- Preoperative care
- Premedication
- Analgesia
- General anaesthesia
- Monitoring anaesthesia
- Recovery from anaesthesia
- Complications and emergencies
- Local anaesthesia
- Humane destruction of Equidae
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 29 Parasitology
- Definitions
- Ectoparasites
- Nematode-related dermatitis
- Endoparasites
- Bibliography
- Useful websites
- Recommended reading
- 30 Microbiology
- Introduction
- Bacteria
- Virus
- Common disease terminology
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 31 Laboratory Diagnostic Aids
- Introduction
- Health and safety in the laboratory
- Disposal of laboratory waste
- Routine laboratory equipment
- Recording sample details and test reports
- Blood
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Urine
- Skin and hair
- Body tissues and fluids
- Normal equine physiological values
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 32 Principles of Diagnostic Imaging
- Introduction
- Principles of radiography
- Effects of radiation
- Recording the image
- Film processing
- Radiographic quality and image interpretation
- Positioning
- Contrast radiography
- Alternative imaging techniques
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 33 Management and Care of Exotic Species
- Introduction
- Animal husbandry
- Welfare of captive exotic animals
- Bibliography
- Websites used
- Useful websites
- Recommended reading
- 34 Management and Care of Injured Wildlife
- Introduction
- Wild mammals
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Birds
- Euthanasia
- The positive aspect of wildlife care
- Relevant legislation
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 35 Animal Housing
- Introduction
- Construction of animal housing
- Kennel services
- Methods of infection control
- Disposal of waste
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 36 Stable Design and Management
- Introduction
- Stable design
- The foaling box
- Quarantine and isolation
- Methods of infection control
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- 37 Animal Grooming
- Introduction
- Dogs and cats
- The horse
- Bibliography
- Recommended reading
- Appendix 1 Normal Values(from various sources)
- Dog, cat and horse
- Small mammals
- Appendix 2 Essential Calculations
- Useful measurements
- Anaesthetic flow rates
- Fluid therapy flow rates
- Percentage solutions
- Drug dosages
- Calorific requirements
- Radiographic exposures
- Answers to questions
- Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: May 31, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 832
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702066023
- eBook ISBN: 9780702066092
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Nicola Lakeman (Previously Ackerman)
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Medical Nurse, The Veterinary Hospital Group; Council member of BVNAVA
Victoria Aspinall
Affiliations and expertise
Retired Lecturer in Veterinary Nursing, Hartpury College, Gloucester, UK