Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

✍ Scribed by Charlotte Donohoe

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 246
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses providesveterinary support staff with essential information onadministering fluid therapy. Encompassing catheterplacement, monitoring of intravenous fluid therapy, long-term fluidtherapy, intravenous nutrition, equipment, and potentialcomplications, the book supports the reader in obtaining andmaintaining intravenous access, monitoring patient responses, andreacting to changes in the patient’s condition. Withcomplete coverage of the principles and procedures, FluidTherapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers both asolid grounding in the fundamentals and more advanced informationfor experienced technician. Designed for ease of use, each chapter begins with the basics,giving a thorough foundation of information, and then moves intomore advanced information, with potential nursing concerns andcomplications highlighted within the text. A companion websiteoffers images from the book in PowerPoint and review questions andanswers for download at ahref="http://www.wiley.com/go/donohoenursing"www.wiley.com/go/donohoenursing/a. Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is auseful resource for experienced veterinary technicians and vet techstudents alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
Contents
Preface
1: Body Water
2: Patient Assessment
3: Routes of Administration
4: Fluid Pumps and Tools of Administration
5: Calculating Rates of Administration
6: Patient Monitoring
7: Complications of Fluid Therapy
8: Fluid Types
9: Fluid Selection
10: Parenteral Nutrition
11: Blood Transfusions and Blood Component Therapy
Appendix: Answers to Review Questions
Index