Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses provides veterinary support staff with essential information on administering fluid therapy.  Encompassing catheter placement, monitoring of intravenous fluid therapy, long-term fluid therapy, intravenous nutrition, equipment, and potential complications, the book supports the reader in obtaining and maintaining intravenous access, monitoring patient responses, and reacting to changes in the patient’s condition. With complete coverage of the principles and procedures, Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers both a solid grounding in the fundamentals and more advanced information for experienced technician.Designed for ease of use, each chapter begins with the basics, giving a thorough foundation of information, and then moves into more advanced information, with potential nursing concerns and complications highlighted within the text. A companionwebsite offers images from the book in PowerPoint and review questions and answers for download. Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is auseful resource for experienced veterinary technicians and vet tech students alike. INDICE: Preface ix1 Body Water 32 Patient Assessment 153 Routes of Administration 354 Fluid Pumps and Tools of Administration 675 Calculating Rates of Administration 876 Patient Monitoring 1077 Complications of Fluid Therapy 1358 Fluid Types 1499 Fluid Selection 16710 Parenteral Nutrition 17911 Blood Transfusions and Blood Component Therapy 195Appendix: Answers to Review Questions 221Index 227PowerPoint documents of figures and PDFs of questions and answers available for download at www.wiley.com/go/donohoenursing.
- ISBN: 978-0-8138-1484-1
- Editorial: Iowa State University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés