Clinical Placement 2
Curriculum guideline
Clinical: minimum 8 hours/week
Students will practice previously taught practical skills on dogs and cats and demonstrate clinical competency in those skills (through submission of photo and/or video assignments to the instructor), in a veterinary hospital setting.
Checklists, copies of patient medical records, photos and/or video assignments and instructor evaluation of laboratory results may be used to evaluate laboratory skills, client and coworker communication, client education and record keeping skills.
Canine and feline nursing skills:
- restraint and physical examination
- grooming techniques
- oral and parenteral administration of medications
- blood collection and sample handling
Intravenous catheterization
Urinary collection:
- methods of urinary collection
- male dog urinary catheter placement
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate dog and cat essential nursing skills designated by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, using live animals;
- perform venipuncture for blood collection;
- prepare blood samples for submission to a laboratory;
- perform intravenous catheter placement in a peripheral vein;
- perform oral and parenteral medication administration;
- demonstrate proper urine collection techniques;
- perform urinary catheter placement in a male dog;
- provide basic grooming care e.g., anal gland expression;
- examine, clean and medicate eyes and ears.
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. Essential skills will be evaluated through submission of a minimum of 10 assignments.
In order to achieve a grade of C (or higher) in the course, students must:
- complete a minimum of 120 hours work in an approved veterinary hospital
- demonstrate competency (a performance of 60% or higher) in an evaluation of each of the assigned essential skills1
1With instructor permission, demonstration of competency of some skills (up to a maximum of 20% of the total number of skills evaluated in the course) may be deferred to future clinical placement courses.
Consult the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
- JM Bassert, AD Beal & OM Samples. (Current Edition). McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. Elsevier.
Students in the Veterinary Technology program are required to maintain a minimum grade of C in all courses in order to progress in the program.
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