Description
Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses guides readers through the important concepts of animal pain management, providing specific approaches to managing pain in a wide variety of veterinary conditions. Emphasizing the technician’s role in advocating for the patient, the book equips technicians with the knowledge needed to manage pain in dogs, cats, horses, livestock, exotics, and zoo animals. Logically and comprehensively covering this difficult subject, this ebook provides both introductory material on the tenets of pain management and specific techniques to apply in the clinical setting. With information on recognizing and understanding pain, the physiology of pain, pharmacology, and analgesia in different settings, the ebook outlines how to practice good pain management as an integral part of nursing care. This resource provides both basic and advanced information, allowing students, practicing veterinary technicians and nurses, and veterinary staff alike to take a more active role in pain management and develop a more thorough understanding of this complex subject. 439 p.
PREVIEW
- Mary Ellen Goldberg, Editor. BS, LVT, CVT, SRA, CCRA, Instructor of Anesthesia and Pain Management at VetMedTeam, LLC. International Veterianary Academy of Pain Management, Nashville, TN (USA).
- Nancy Shaffran, Editor. CVT, VTS (ECC), International professional veterinary educator in critical care and pain managem, Charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians, President of the International Academy of Veterinary Pain Management, Nashville, TN (USA).
- Publication date (digital version): 2015-10.
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