12/27/2024 7:51:22 AM	VETT 122 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  VETT 122	Title:  ANIMAL NURS FIELD SEM
Full Title:  Animal Nursing Field Seminar
Last Reviewed:11/25/2024

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

Total Out of Class Hours:  26.25

Total Student Learning Hours: 39.38

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ANHLT 122

Catalog Description:

In this course students will gain practical experience in nursing skills, hospital safety procedures, and basic restraint techniques for canines and felines in a veterinary setting.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in VETT 122L ( or ANHLT 122L)

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in VETT 50 ( or ANHLT 50 or AG 67.2)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course students will gain practical experience in nursing skills, hospital safety procedures, and basic restraint techniques for canines and felines in a veterinary setting.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in VETT 122L ( or ANHLT 122L)
Recommended:Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in VETT 50 ( or ANHLT 50 or AG 67.2)
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

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe techniques used to provide routine preventative medical care to canine and feline patients.

2. Explain safe patient handling and protocols to provide preventative medical care to feline and canine patients.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Describe how to safely restrain cats and dogs for physical examination using appropriate restraint techniques.

2. Explain how to take and record vital signs during a mock examination.

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

4. Describe the technique for proper administration of medication (at least orally).

5. Describe the technique for proper administration of SQ (subcutaneous) and/or IM (intramuscular) injections.

6. Describe the technique for performing a physical examination on a canine or feline patient.

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. Physical Exam Skills including 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 Subcutaneous (SQ) and/or Intramuscular (IM) Injections            

    A. Reviewing locations for administration      

    B. Practicing proper aseptic technique      

VII. Nail Trims                  

VIII. Prescriptions            

    A. Common abbreviations      

    B. Prescription labeling      

    C. Dispensing medication      

IX. Client Communication

Assignments:

1. Reading, approximately 25 - 50 pages total

2. Quiz(zes) (1-4)

3. Presentation(s) or role-play(s) (1-4)

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 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 30%
Presentation(s) or role-play(s)
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 70%
Quiz(zes)
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. 10th ed. Bassert, Joanna. 2021.

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