Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to demonstrate:
Management Skill: Participate in facility management utilizing traditional and electronic media and appropriate veterinary medical terminology and abbreviations.
Communication Skill: Communicate in a professional manner in all formats: written, oral, non-verbal, and electronic.
Laws and Ethics Skill: Follow and uphold applicable laws and the veterinary technology profession’s ethical code to provide high quality care to patients.
Pharmacy and pharmacology: Safely and effectively administer and dispense prescribed drugs to patients
Nursing, Patient Assessment Skill: Perform patient assessment techniques in a variety of animal species.
Nursing, Patient Care Skill: Demonstrate husbandry, nutrition, therapeutic and dentistry techniques.
Anesthesia, Patient Management Skill: Safely and effectively manage patients and maintain patients in all phases of anesthesia.
Anesthesia, Equipment and Facility Management Skill: Safely and effectively select, utilize and maintain anesthetic delivery and monitor instruments and equipment.
Surgical Nursing, Patient Management Skill: Integrate all aspects of patient management for common surgical procedures in a variety of animal species.
Surgical Nursing, Procedural Management Skill: Provide the appropriate instruments, supplies, and environment to maintain asepsis during surgical procedures.
Laboratory Procedures, Specimen Management Skill: Demonstrate knowledge of proper handling and storage of specimens for laboratory analysis to ensure safety of patients, clients, and staff.
Imaging: Safely and effectively produce diagnostic radiographic and non-radiographic images.
Laboratory Animal Procedures: Safely and effectively handle common laboratory animals used in animal research.
Avian, Exotics, and Small Mammals Procedures: Provide safe and effective care for birds, reptiles, amphibians, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, and ferrets.
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