5/2/2024 9:42:17 AM	ANHLT 122 Course Outline as of Spring 2017	Reinstated Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ANHLT 122	Title:  ANIMAL NURS FIELD PRAC
Full Title:  Animal Nursing Field Practicum
Last Reviewed:2/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	.75		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	13.13
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		4 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	1.00			Contact DHR	17.50
		Contact Total	1.75			Contact Total	30.63
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  26.25

Total Student Learning Hours: 56.88

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

Course includes a review of hospital safety procedures, basic restraint techniques, and nursing skills and provides hands-on practical experience applying small animal nursing skills in a veterinary setting. Skills are verified with an evaluation checklist.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ANHLT 50 and ANHLT 120

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Course includes a review of hospital safety procedures, basic restraint techniques, and nursing skills and provides hands-on practical experience applying small animal nursing skills in a veterinary setting. Skills are verified with an evaluation checklist.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of ANHLT 50 and ANHLT 120
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Safely restrain cats and dogs for physical examination using appropriate restraint techniques.

2. Take and record vital signs during an examination.

3. Describe the importance of preventative medicine procedures and use a rubric to determine the medical needs of a patient.

4. Properly administer medication (at least orally).

5. Properly administer SQ (subcutaneous) and/or IM (intramuscular) injections.

6. Properly administer nail and ear care procedures.

Topics and Scope

I. Hospital Safety Procedures            

II. Preventative Medicine Protocols            

    A. Heath examination, vaccinations, parasite control, sterilization, permanent identification      

    B. Importance and purpose of each aspect of typical preventative medicine      

    C. Application of protocols to determine care plan for individual patients      

III. Animal Restraint            

    A. Safe, manual restraint of dogs and cats for physical examination      

    B. Application of canine and feline muzzles      

    C. Use of towels, rabies poles, and common restraint devices      

IV. Taking and Recording Vital Signs            

    A. Temperature      

    B. Pulse      

    C. Respiration      

    D. Capillary Refill Time (CRT)      

    E. Auscultation of heart and lungs with a stethoscope      

    F. Age estimation based on dentition      

V. Administration of Oral Medications            

VI. Administration of SQ (subcutaneous) and/or IM (intramuscular) Injections            

    A. Reviewing locations for administration      

    B. Practicing proper aseptic technique      

VII. Nail Trims            

VIII. Ear Care            

    A. Handling for aural evaluation and treatment      

    B. Aural canal visualization      

    C. Application of topical ear medication      

IX. Prescriptions            

    A. Common abbreviations      

    B. Prescription labeling      

    C. Dispensing medication      

X. Client Communication

Assignments:

1. Reading, approximately 25 - 50 pages total

2. Quizzes (1-4)

3. Field practicum at a local veterinary facilities, dates and times to be arranged

4. Skills evaluation checklist, completed by field practicum supervisor

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Field practicum
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 50 - 70%
Field work, Skills evaluation checklist.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Quizzes: Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Short answer.
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Participation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians (8th). Bassert, Joanna, VMD. and Thomas, John, DVM. Saunders: 2013.

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