Veterinary Assistant

Course Outline

Learn everything you need to know to start a new career as a Veterinary Assistant. Your training will include proper animal handling skills, medical terminology, sanitation, handling and administration of medications, animal first-aid, x-rays, and surgical procedures.

Here’s an overview of all of the custom learning materials and bonus items you’ll receive in your course.

Pack 1

Lessons

1. Who Takes Care of Animals?
2. Proper Handling and Restraint of Animals
3. Emergency Procedures in Animal Healthcare
4. Physical Examination of Animal Patients
5. Bandaging and Wound Dressing
6. Grooming, Manicuring and Bathing

Bonus Items

• Course Introduction
• Turning Your Love for Animals Into a Rewarding Career Supplement
• U.S. Career Institute Sticky Notes
• You Can Do It! CD

Pack 2

Lessons

1. Animal Terminology
2. Medical Terminology
3. Sanitation in the Animal Health Facility
4. Basic Anatomical Terminology and the Skeletal System
5. The Circulatory and Respiratory System
6. The Digestive System

Bonus Items

• Animal First-aid Reference Card
• Quick-learn System, including CD and Flashcards

Pack 3

Lessons

1. The Genitourinary System
2. The Endocrine and Nervous Systems
3. How the Body Works in Animals and Man
4. Basic Facts About Matter and Measurements
5. Handling Drugs and Medicines
6. Immunity and Vaccination

Bonus Items

• Quick-learn Flashcards
• Developing a Dynamic Phone Personality Supplement
• Animal Anatomy Reference Cards

Pack 4

Lessons

1. Exotic Animals: Their Care and Handling
2. Disease-Causing Organisms
3. Disease Conditions
4. Animal Laws and Regulations
5. X-ray for Animals
6. Surgical Operations in the Animal Hospital
7. Preparing the Surgery
8. Assisting the Veterinary Surgeon
9. Postoperative Procedures

Bonus Items

• Animal Anatomy Reference Cards
• Quick-learn Flashcards

Pack 5

Lessons