Intro To Vet Tech Exam 1

Question 1

Vet Tech Responsibilities

Answer 1

• nursing
• lab work
• anesthesia
• client interaction
• giving meds
• physical exams
• dentistry
• radiology
• surgical prep

Question 2

Vet Tech Definition

Answer 2

A person who provides technical support to a veterinarian in all aspects of animal care

Question 3

What vet techs can’t do

Answer 3

Diagnosis
Prescribe medicine
Surgery

Question 4

Characteristics of a great Vet Tech

Answer 4

Attention to detail
Desire to help animals
Responsible
Maturity

Question 5

What year was the first vet school founded and where was it?

Answer 5

Lyon, France

1761

Question 6

The vet college of London opened in what year?

Answer 6

1791

Question 7

Land Grant College Act was established when?

Answer 7

1862

Question 8

American Veterinarian Medical Association formed when?

Answer 8

1863

Question 9

What vet schools emerged from many land-grant colleges?

Answer 9

Iowa State College in 1879
Ohio State University in 1884
Cornell University in 1894
WSU in 1895

Question 10

Laws regulating the practice of vet medicine was introduced when and where?

Answer 10

1890 
NY
WS 
NJ 
PA

Question 11

AVMA committee on Intelligence and Education formed when?

Answer 11

1890

Question 12

The College evaluations program started in what year?

Answer 12

1906

Question 13

AVMA Council on Education formed in what year?

Answer 13

1946

Question 14

Formal academic programs to train Vet Techs first appeared when?

Answer 14

1960s

Question 15

The Pierce College Vet Tech Program started when?

Answer 15

1969

Question 16

AVMA accreditation procedure for vet tech programs first developed when?

Answer 16

1972

Question 17

The list of domestic animals that vets care for has changed over the…?

Answer 17

Past 250 years

Question 18

During what time period brought the most companion animals to vets?

Answer 18

The 1990s

Question 19

In the past what was the ratio of male vets to female vets?

Answer 19

89% male

11% female

Question 20

Current ratio of male and female veterinarians

Answer 20

77. 6% female

22. 4% male

Question 21

How many AVMA accredited schools are there in the US?

Answer 21

30

Question 22

How many accredited vet tech programs are there in the US?

Answer 22

Over 200

Question 23

How many vet tech programs are in WA?

Answer 23

5

Question 24

How many vet tech programs are in the PNW?

Answer 24

7

Question 25

How many distant learning vet tech programs are there?

Answer 25

9

Question 26

Eligibility to take the VTNE

Answer 26

- graduate from a two-year AVMA-accredited program - be a credentialed VT in another state for 3+ years - military vet tech - be a veterinarian

Question 27

Veterinarian

Answer 27

A person who practices vet medicine

Question 28

Veterinary

Answer 28

Describes something associated with vet medicine

Question 29

DVM

Answer 29

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine VMD

Question 30

VT

Answer 30

Veterinary Technician

Question 31

VA

Answer 31

Veterinary Assistant

Question 32

Immediate Supervision

Answer 32

The supervisor is in audible and visual range of the animal patient and the person treating it

Question 33

Direct Supervision

Answer 33

The supervisor on the premises is quickly and easily available

Question 34

Indirect Supervision

Answer 34

The supervisor is not on the premises but has given instructions for treatment and the animal is not anesthetized

Question 35

VMC

Answer 35

Veterinary Medications Clerk | a person who is specially trained to package and dispense prescription and nonprescription medications

Question 36

AVMA

Answer 36

American Veterinary Medical Association

Question 37

WSVMA

Answer 37

Washington State Veterinary Medical Association

Question 38

Local VMAs

Answer 38

various regional groups located throughout the state

Question 39

NAVTA

Answer 39

National Association of Veterinary Technicians of America

Question 40

WSAVT

Answer 40

Washington State Association of Veterinary Technicians

Question 41

VBOG

Answer 41

Veterinary Board of Governors

Question 42

RCWs

Answer 42

Revised Code of Washington | Laws

Question 43

WACs

Answer 43

Washington Administrative Code

Question 44

Veterinary Practice Act

Answer 44

group of laws and rules that govern how veterinary medicine is conducted in WA

Question 45

AAVSB

Answer 45

American Association of Veterinary State Boards

Question 46

Veterinarian Organizations

Answer 46

AVMA, WSVMA, local VMA, AAEP, AABP, specialty group | 22

Question 47

Veterinary Technician Organizations

Answer 47

NAVTA, WSAVT, local groups, specialty groups | 12

Question 48

Specialty Groups

Answer 48

The Academies of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists, Dental Techs, Emergency and Critical Care Techs, Internal Medicine for Vet Techs

Question 49

Department of Health

Answer 49

state agency responsible for regulating the practice of veterinary medicine

Question 50

Veterinary Board of Governor

Answer 50

five veterinarians and one vet tech and one public member | develops rules, policies, and procedures to promote delivery of quality health care