Equine Veterinary Nursing

Editor/Author Coumbe, Karen
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Wiley

Single-User Purchase Price: $95.99
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $143.98
ISBN: 978-0-47-065655-6
Category: Animals & Veterinary Medicine
Image Count: 283
Book Status: Available
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This book covers the content of the ever-expanding equine nursing syllabus, while still succinctly covering all the basics that veterinary nurses specialising in other species need to know. The key subjects included are: basic equine management, medical and surgical equine nursing, nutrition, reproduction and foal care, emergency first aid, and the theory underpinning these and other important topics.

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Table of Contents

  • List of contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • 1 Basic equine management, W. Linnenkohl; D.C. Knottenbelt
  • 2 Anatomy and physiology, P.D. Clegg; N. Townsend; R.C. Conwell
  • 3 Genetics, G. Munroe
  • 4 Reproduction, J.F. Pycock
  • 5 Nutrition, P.A. Harris
  • 6 Clinical nutrition, P.A. Harris
  • 7 Basic first aid, M. Smith; S.J. Haylock
  • 8 General nursing, K. Snalune; A. Paton
  • 9 Safety management in the practice, A. Jones; A. Barr
  • 10 The equine nurse's professional responsibilities, S. Pullen
  • 11 Medicines and their management, C.A. Roberts; L. Loines; K. Tillett
  • 12 Laboratory diagnostics, R.J. Naylor; L.L. Hillyer; M.H. Hillyer
  • 13 Fluid therapy, V.E.N. Copas; J.C. Boswell
  • 14 Medical nursing, J.D. Slater; E.J. Knowles
  • 15 Foal nursing, S.J. Stoneham
  • 16 Equine orthopaedic nursing, E.D. Barr; E. Jones
  • 17 Diagnostic imaging, M.A. Smith; K. Holmes; N. Turley
  • 18 General surgical nursing, S. Boys Smith; B.M. Millar
  • 19 Theatre practice, D.P. McHugh
  • 20 Anaesthesia, J.C. Murrell; V. Ford-Fennah