Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students

Standardized assessment criteria covering all essential skills from the nine areas required by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities

The newly revised and updated Fourth Edition of Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students provides a comprehensive review of the required American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA^(R)) essential skills for completion of a veterinary technology degree. Each essential skill includes assessment criteria as well as decision-making instructions necessary to demonstrate proficiency both academically and professionally.

The text is organized based on the categories provided by the AVMA CVTEA, making it easy for an instructor and students to locate the assessment criteria for a particular essential skill relative to their course.

Several guidelines from veterinary organizations regarding standard of care in veterinary medicine have been updated since the publication of the previous edition, including 2018 AAHA Infection Control, Prevention and Biosecurity Guidelines, 2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats, 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stages Guidelines, 2019 AAHA Canine Life Stages Guidelines, 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines, 2023 AAHA Technician Utilization Guidelines, and others.

Written by highly qualified authors, Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students includes assessment criteria that addresses the knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and hands-on skills for the following:

• Pharmacologic fundamentals of drug administration, pharmacy essentials of drug dispensing, compliance with state and federal regulation, and monitoring of therapeutic responses.
• Ethics, jurisprudence, and communication in veterinary management.
• Husbandry, nutrition, and therapeutics of common domestic species, handling and restraint, patient assessment, and dental procedures in small animals.
• Fundamentals of and experiences with common surgical procedures, patient management and use of anesthetic equipment, proper surgical assistance, pain management, management of surgical equipment and facilities, and perioperative management.
• Diagnostic laboratory procedures and management of laboratory specimens and equipment, parasitology of common domestic species and diagnostic procedures for parasite, microbiologic procedure and evaluations and necropsy procedures.
• Avian, exotic, small, and large animal husbandry and nursing skills.

The Fourth Edition of Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students is an essential study resource for all undergraduate students enrolled in an AVMA CVTEA accredited veterinary technology program and an excellent teaching resource for instructors of veterinary technology courses.

《評估獸醫技術學生必備技能》第四版是根據美國獸醫醫學協會獸醫技術教育和活動委員會（AVMA CVTEA）所需的九個領域的所有基本技能的標準評估準則進行修訂和更新的。該書提供了對完成獸醫技術學位所需的AVMA CVTEA基本技能的全面回顧。每個基本技能都包括評估準則以及在學術和專業方面展示熟練程度所需的決策指南。

該書根據AVMA CVTEA提供的類別進行組織，使得教師和學生可以輕鬆找到與他們課程相關的特定基本技能的評估準則。

自上一版出版以來，獸醫組織關於獸醫醫學的護理標準已經更新，包括2018年AAHA感染控制、預防和生物安全指南，2022年AAHA狗和貓疼痛管理指南，2021年AAHA/AAFP貓科生命階段指南，2019年AAHA犬科生命階段指南，2021年AAHA營養和體重管理指南，2023年AAHA技術人員利用指南等。

《評估獸醫技術學生必備技能》由高資歷的作者撰寫，包括以下方面的知識、決策能力和實踐技能的評估準則：
- 藥物管理的藥理學基礎、藥物配藥的藥房基本知識、遵守州和聯邦法規以及監測治療反應。
- 獸醫管理中的倫理、法律和溝通。
- 常見家畜的飼養、營養和治療、小動物的處理和限制、病患評估和口腔程序。
- 常見手術程序的基礎知識和經驗、病患管理和使用麻醉設備、正確的手術協助、疼痛管理、手術設備和設施管理以及围手术期管理。
- 诊断实验室程序和管理实验室标本和设备、常见家畜的寄生虫学和寄生虫诊断程序、微生物学程序和评估以及尸检程序。
- 禽类、异类动物、小型动物和大型动物的饲养和护理技能。

《評估獸醫技術學生必備技能》第四版是所有在AVMA CVTEA认可的獸醫技術學位課程中就讀的本科生的重要學習資源，也是獸醫技術課程教師的優秀教學資源。

Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY; Associate Veterinarian, Animal Medical of New City, New City, NY, USA. Sandra Bertholf, LVT, MS, Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor, Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Amanda Colon, DVM, Assistant Professor, Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Sabrina Timperman, DVM, Associate Professor, Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA.

Lisa E. Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA，Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program的計畫主任和助理教授，位於紐約州Dobbs Ferry的Animal Medical of New City的副獸醫師，美國。
Sandra Bertholf，LVT，MS，Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program的副計畫主任和助理教授，位於紐約州Dobbs Ferry。
Amanda Colon，DVM，Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program的助理教授，位於紐約州Dobbs Ferry。
Sabrina Timperman，DVM，Mercy University Veterinary Technology Program的副教授，位於紐約州Dobbs Ferry，美國。