Course

Skill Demonstration: Comprehensive physical examination on dogs, cats, cattle, horses, goats, and sheep

Sanitation and Disinfection Project

Use appropriate veterinary medical terminology orally and in written format

Convert common terminology into veterinary medical terminology

Convert veterinary medical terminology into common terminology

Use correct terminology to describe the species, breed, sex, color, and animal body parts of animal commonly seen in veterinary medicine

Describe signs of illnesses, diseases and treatments

Use correct terminology to describe treatments of animal diseases

Self Reflection

Define unconscious bias

Identify the areas of the brain affecting fight, flight, freeze or fawn response that are involved in unconscious bias/familiar vs unfamiliar

Develop a strategic flowchart of overriding unconscious bias

Develop a means of measuring the outcome of planned procedure

Skill demonstration

Analyze common behavioral characteristics of dogs, cats, cattle, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, and birds

Use knowledge of animal behavior to safely complete handling and restraint

Complete physical examination

Collect common samples (blood, urine, feces)

Administer oral medication as per checklist

Administer injection medication as per checklist

Skill demonstration: Physical examination on dogs, cats, cattle, horses, goats, and sheep

Perform a physical examination on common animal species

Use appropriate handling and restraint for the animal species examined

Obtain a temperature for animal species examined

Determine if temperature is in the normal range for animal species examined

Obtain a respiratory rate for animal species examined

Determine if respiratory rate is in the normal range for animal species examined

Obtain a pulse rate and heart rate for animal species examined

Determine if pulse rate and/or heart rate is in the normal range for animal species examined

Obtain a weight for animal species examined

Determine if weight is in the normal range for animal species examined

Determine if any abnormalities exist for animal species examined

Record physical examination information on a standardized form without errors or omissions

Create a TPR and bodyweight medical record entry for each animal examined

Skill demonstration: Physical examination on dogs, cats, cattle, horses, goats, and sheep

Recognize signs of illness and pain in an animal

Interpret normal health parameters for signs of illness and pain in an animal

Conduct a physical exam on an animal

Summarize the signs of illness and pain in an animal as per skill sheet

Skill demonstration

Care provided meets specifications as identified by the instructor

Describe necessary daily care for various species of animals

Skill demonstration

Summarize specific animal husbandry techniques

Summarize routine health care for each animal species

Analyze common vaccine protocols

Summarize diagnostic tests used in animal health care

Lecture evaluations and project

Examine the causes of common animal diseases

Analyze clinical signs of common animal diseases

Summarize treatments of common animal diseases

Participate weekly as instructed, read class material, submit assignments on-time, and interact with peers and instructor

Lecture evaluations, practical laboratory evaluations, and completion of skill sheets

Restrain animal species commonly seen in veterinary medicine

Evaluate others for safe and proper animal restraint

Calculate and administer correct dose for oral medication administration

Use correct equipment for oral medication administration

Administer oral medication as per checklist

Select site for injection administration

Use correct needle size for injection administration

Use correct syringe size for injection administration

Select correct dosage for injection administration

Administer injection medication as per skill sheet

Administer topical medication as per skill sheet

Participate weekly as instructed, read class material, submit assignments on-time, and interact with peers and instructor

Lecture evaluations, practical laboratory evaluations, and completion of skill sheets

Dose calculations are accurate

Participate weekly as instructed, read class material, submit assignments on-time, and interact with peers and instructor

Lecture evaluations, practical laboratory evaluations, and completion of skill sheets

Summarize why the tests are performed in animal species

Collect common blood, urine, feces, and milk samples as per skill sheet

Samples are correctly collected and preserved for laboratory evaluation

Participate weekly as instructed, read class material, submit assignments on-time, and interact with peers and instructor

Lecture evaluations, practical laboratory evaluations, and completion of skill sheets

Examine veterinary equipment

Use correct veterinary equipment names

Choose the proper equipment for each animal

Participate weekly as instructed, read class material, submit assignments on-time, and interact with peers and instructor