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What do vet techs primarily function as?
What are they eqivalent to in human medicine? |
- Professional technical support to veterinarians
- Equivalent to a nurse but can perform a larger number of tasks/skills than a nurse in human medicine would do |
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What tasks are veterinary assistants responsible for?
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Responsible for:
- Restraint - Cleaning - Giving baths - Stocking - Reception - Not supposed to be doing any medical tasks/skills |
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What tasks can veterinarians perform that assistants and technicians CANNOT?
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- Prescribe
- Diagnose - Perform surgery |
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What is a Practice Act and who governs them?
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Practice Act: law that governs the practice of veterinary medicine within a state
AAVSB governs veterinary practice acts |
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What are the three types of supervision and how do they differ?
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1) IMMEDIATE supervision: vet must be within direct eyesight and hearing range (ex. anesthesia, suturing, etc.)
2) DIRECT supervision: vet is on premises and readily available (ex. euthanasia, blood collection, etc.) 3) INDIRECT supervision: vet not on premises but able to perform duties by maintaining communication (ex. catheters, radiography, etc.) |
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What happens if a hospital misrepresents pseudo techs as veterinary tecnicians?
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NOTHING.
Though the AVMA has a policy that only graduates of AVMA accredited programs may be referred to as Vet Techs, there is no way to enforce it. |
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How many AVMA accredited vet tech programs are there in the United States?
How many of these offer bachelors degrees? How many online accredited vet tech programs are there? |
- 158
- 16/158 offer bachelors degrees - 5 online programs |
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What organization is responsible for reaccrediting vet tech programs in the US?
How often do they review/accredit each program? |
- CVTEA: Committee of Veterinary Technician Education and Activities
- Every 6 years |
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What is the primary difference between a bachelors and an associates degree in veterinary technology?
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Bachelors comes with a much higher salary
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What is one of the most common problems facing vet techs?
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Salary
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How much does the average pseudo tech make per year?
How much does the average vet tech graduate from an AVMA accredited program make per year? |
- Pseudo tech: $18 - $25,000 per year
- Graduate: $25 - $40,000 per year to start |
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What factors effect salary range?
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- Benefits
- Certification - Geographical area - Memberships - Type of employment |
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Children Get Money Too |
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On average...
- How many jobs are avaiable to graduating vet techs? - What is the employment rate upon graduation? - How much more a year do NAVTA members make than non-members? |
- 5 jobs per graduate
- 100% employment rate - $5,000 more |
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Tell me about Veterinarian control...
(since when?, why?) |
- Since 1960 vet groups have been trying to control techs/tech profession
- They are paranoid that techs will take their jobs |
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What does OJT stand for?
Why are they significant? |
- OJT = on-the-job trained technician (ie. pseudo tech)
- Manual skills without knowledge or ethics - Almost all malpractice suits/complaints were about OJTs |
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How many practicing vet techs are there in the US?
How many of these are credentialed? How many are members of NAVTA? |
- 45,000 practicing vet techs
- Only 18,000 are credentialed - Only 3,500 are NAVTA members |
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What are professional ideals and what do they consist of?
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Recommended behaviors
- Pride in profession - Participate in professional organizations - Community service - Code of ethics - Honesty |
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