Midterm 1

Question 1

Define animal husbandry

Answer 1

Providing shelter, food/water, cleanliness, and preventative medicine.

Question 2

What role will you have has a veterinary nurse in preventative medicine area of husbandry?

Answer 2

Periodic physical exams, administering vaccines, parasite control

Question 3

What are 2 factors that can affect how well an animal can tolerate environmental temperature fluctuations?

Answer 3

Shelter, hair coat, breed, species

Question 4

102.5 F is approximately

Answer 4

39.2 C

Question 5

Provide 2 reasons why proper ventilation in animal environments?

Answer 5

Decrease infectious diseases, decrease noxious orders/irritants

Question 6

True false? The basic rule of thumb for the size of a transport enclosure for animals is 2x the size of the animal.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Name the 6 basic components of a nutritionally proper diet

Answer 7

Water, vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, fat, minerals

Question 8

True or false? Dogs are considered omnivores when considering eating habits.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Why is a thorough physical examination so important when it comes to defining a problem in a patient?

Answer 9

More is missed by not looking and not knowing

Question 10

What is produced by a patient that has been given a vaccines?

Answer 10

Antibodies

Question 11

True or false? A fomite is a living organism that can transmit disease?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What is utilized to destroy/ reduce overall numbers of bacteria on a transport gurney?

Answer 12

Disinfectant

Question 13

True or false. Owners should be taught basic restraint techniques in order to minimize the stress of being in a veterinary clinic.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

A fearful cat jumps from the table during a physical exam and escapes into the clinic, what is the first thing you should do as a veterinary nurse?

Answer 14

Make sure windows and doors are closed