General Nursing Flashcards
AD01
You have been asked to admit a patient for a general anaesthetic and surgical procedure.
Carry out a nursing consultation and complete the patient admission form provided to ensure that the owner is able to leave their animal at the veterinary practice today.
Please note: A client actor will be provided for this task.
- Greet the owner appropriately using their title and surname
- Check the name of the patient
- Introduce yourself and your position
- Invite the owner into the consultation room (task station)
- Using the admission form provided check that the owner’s details are correct
- Using the admission form provided check that the patient’s details are correct
- Identify the procedure detailed on the admission form and check
that this is correct and check that the owner understands what it involves - Discuss and record the patient’s normal routine (to include living
arrangements, feed, and exercise) - Identify and record when the patient was last fed and watered
- Identify and record any belongings to be left with the patient
- Label each of the belongings with the patient’s name and surname
- Based on the information provided assess and record the patient’s
anaesthetic risk rating - Check that the owner understands the information provided and ask
if they have any questions - Ask the owner to check the admission form (including the estimate
of treatment) and provide a signature to provide consent - Inform the owner that they should call the veterinary practice later in the day, and explain how the owner can contact the veterinary practice
- Say goodbye and show the owner out
- Ensure that the relevant paperwork is complete
- Conduct an effective nursing consultation and obtain all necessary
information including informed consent - Clear, appropriate and effective communication throughout
DSP01
The veterinary surgeon has requested that you dispense Prednisolone as Prednicare
(dose rate: xmg/Kg/day) to “Bobby” Jones to be taken once daily.
Using the dose rate provided on the patient information sheet:
a) Calculate the required number of tablets to be dispensed to this patient for a
period of x days.
b) From the different dispensing labels provided, select the one which best meets
the BSAVA Guide to the use of Veterinary Medicines.
c) Complete the dispensing label with the following information
i. quantity
ii. strength
iii. directions for use
d) Prepare the medicine for supply to the owner
For the purposes of this examination, the examiner is the prescribing veterinary surgeon
- Select appropriate dispensing label for the patient
- Calculate the correct dosage of medication prescribed
- Calculate the correct quantity of tablets to be dispensed
- Complete the correct dispensing label with the information required
- Select the correct strength of medication for dispensing
- Select appropriate container
- Wear gloves
- Using a suitable method count the correct quantity of tablets to be dispensed
- Replace excess tablets in to the correct pharmacy pot and secure tightly
- Place tablets in to selected container
- Secure container
- Place dispensing label securely onto container
- Dispose of gloves appropriately
- Obtain authorisation from Veterinary surgeon
- Regulation and legislation relating to the provision of medication complied with
SATF01
This cat has been hospitalised following surgery to repair a fractured jaw. The veterinary surgeon requests that you provide its nutritional requirements via a naso-oesophageal (6fg) tube. The patient is being fed 6 meals per day.
Using the prepared diet indicated by the examiner, you are required to:
a) Determine the volume of food required for each meal using the diet sheet
provided
b) Draw up the correct volume of food.
c) Demonstrate tube feeding the syringe you have prepared
d) Record this on the hospital chart provided.
Show all your workings including units.
Note: You have washed your hands.
- Determine volume of food required
- Calculate the correct volume of food required per meal
- Correct units of measurement used for final answer
- Put on gloves
- Select and assemble appropriate syringe(s) and needle to check
patency and position of tube - Swab the top of sterile water vial
- Draw up appropriate volume of sterile water to check patency and
position of tube - Dispose of needle in sharps bin without re-sheathing or needle resheathed safely
- Select appropriate syringe for food administration
- Draw up calculated volume of food
- Ask assistant to restrain the patient
- Remove cap from the naso-oesophageal tube
- Check patency and position of tube
- Administer food slowly
- Flush tube with water (2.5ml)
- Replace the cap
- Check that the tube is clean
- Complete the hospital sheet with date, time and volume of food administered
- Correct volume of food safely administered
- Dispose of waste appropriately
SAUC01
This patient has been hospitalised as a paraplegic following a recent trauma. She has an indwelling catheter which was placed two hours ago.
She is clinically well and free from infection, you are required to:
a) Carry out a routine check of the catheter and associated equipment (explain to
the examiner the checks you are making)
b) Measure and inspect the quantity and visual characteristics of the urine
produced, record this on the hospital chart
c) Calculate the expected volume of urine that this patient should produce over a 24
hour period.
Show your workings including units.
- Correct hand hygiene carried out using the gel provided (WHO method)
- Nails well manicured, clean and unvarnished. False nails are not
permitted - Personal protective equipment worn
- Check urinary catheter is in place
- Check catheter and bag connection intact with no leaks
- Open the tap and empty the urine from the collection bag into the measuring cylinder
- Close tap on bag
- Bag suspended below the level of the patient’s bladder
- Dispose of urine appropriately
- Remove gloves and dispose of appropriately
- Safe practice: No contamination of equipment, patient or self
- Urine output recorded on hospital chart
- Correctly comment on the characteristics of the urine
- Using a recognised methodology, calculate the expected volume of
urine for this patient in a 24 hour period. - Correct units of measurement used for final answer
