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Supervisor
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A veterinarian or if the task so provides a vet tech
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Manager
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In charge of money and front of house operations
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Immediate supervision
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Supervisor is in audible and visible range of the patient and the person treating the animal
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Direct supervision
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Supervisor is on the premises and easily accessible, and the vet has examined the patient
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Indirect supervision
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The patient has been examined by a veterinarian and the supervisor has left written or oral instructions for care.
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Who can induce anesthesia?
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Vet tech under direct supervision or a veterinarian. NEVER A VET ASSISTANT
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Who can place an IV catheter?
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An assistant under immediate supervision, a tech under indirect supervision.
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Who can suture skin?
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A vet or an vet tech under direct supervision
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Who can do dental extractions?
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A vet tech under immediate supervision or a vet
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Who can do behavioral and dietary consults?
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Everyone
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In an emergency a vet assistant can...
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apply tourniquets or pressure bandages to control bleeding
administer resuscitative oxygen procedures Establish open airways including intubation Apply external supportive treatment to stabilize body temperature |
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A veterinary medical clerk's license...
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Allows you to fill prescriptions, until then you can't handle drugs.
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Who can perform surgery?
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Only a veterinarian
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Who can diagnose?
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Only a veterinarian
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Who can prescribe drugs and treatment?
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Only a veterinarian
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What is VCPR?
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Veterinary-client-patient relationship must be maintained on a yearly basis, doctors cannot prescribe drugs without it
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What is a DEA license?
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Something a vet must get from the drug enforcement agency to prescribe controlled substances
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What does the Animal Welfare Act focus on?
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Research facilities
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What is OSHA?
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Safety and controlling exposure in a workplace |
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What is Fair Labor standards act?
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Child labor laws
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Who has legal custody of the Medical Record?
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The vet facility that originally activated it
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What are the three basic types of schedules?
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Flow (patients seen on set interval (every 15 mins), Wave (set number of patients in an hour) and fixed hour
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AALAS Stands for?
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American association for Lab Animal Science
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Stands up for lab animals
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AAVSB Stands for?
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American Association of veterinary state boards
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VTNE
Continuing education and foreign vet evaluation |
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AAHA
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American Animal hospital association
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Helps clients find clinics that meet the highest standards
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AKC
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American Kennel club
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Breed identification
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DOH
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Department of Health
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Licensing body, writes the rules, takes the money, investigates complaints
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AVMA
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American Veterinary Medical Association
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The board! (vet officials and public figures to determine what is therapeutic and what's not)
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OSHA
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Occupational safety and health administration
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Workplace safety and health, exposure, etc.
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ASPCA
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American society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
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Enforces laws in regard to animal cruelty
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NAVTA
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National Association of vet techs of America
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Sets vet tech standards and provides resources and support
Creates guidelines for vet assistant programs |
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Who can assist in surgery?
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Assistants and up
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Immediate supervision
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Who can monitor an anesthetized patient?
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Assistants and up
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Who can perform a dental cleaning after an exam?
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Vet tech with direct supervision
Assistant with immediate supervision |
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Hematology, Cytology, Microbiology, serology, and lab specimen collection (feces, urine, blood, etc.)
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Vet assistant
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Place and secure an IV catheter
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Vet assistant with immediate supervision
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Implant microchips, give vaccines
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Assistant and up
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Remove sutures
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Vet assistant
Suture skin? |
Vet tech
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Preliminary PE with TPR and history
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Vet assistant
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Apply bandages
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Vet assistant
Tourniquet and pressure bandage to control hemorrhage? |
Vet assistant emergencies only
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IM and SQ injections unless otherwise prohibited
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Vet assistant
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Radiology
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Vet assistant
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Fluid aspiration (cystocentesis)
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Vet tech
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IP injections
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Vet tech
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Apply splints
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Vet tech
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Induce anesthesia SQ, IM or IV
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Vet tech
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Catheterization of an unobstructed bladder
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Vet tech
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Ophthalmological procedures (tests, etc.)
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Vet tech
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Float teeth
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Vet tech
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ECG
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Vet assistant
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IM, SQ, IV, PO, topical, pre-anesthetics
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All of the above is vet tech
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Indirect blood pressure measurement
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Vet tech
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Prognose
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Vet
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Diagnose
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Vet
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Perform surgery
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Vet
Vet tech can suture skin and do dental extractions. |
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Fill prescriptions
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Anyone with a medical clerks license
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