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FlashCards por Gabriela Dewey, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Gabriela Dewey
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| Questão | Responda |
| Practices that sell pet food, flea, and tick products generally have a: | Large storage area |
| In a storage area, the Veterinary Assistant is often responsible for: | Maintaining this area by keeping it clean and free of pests, such as mice and insects, in addition to rotating the stock |
| Rotating the stock means: | Placing new shipments in the back of the storage area so that older items are sold first |
| Stock rotation maximizes: | The possibility that items will be sold before their expiration dates |
| Biomedical research facilities and educational institutions may employ a: | Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) |
| The Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) oversees the: | Daily care, feeding, comfort, and observation of research animals |
| Laboratory Animal Technicians (LAT) maintain the: | Proper environmental conditions |
| The Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) checks the: | Animals daily and notifies the researcher of any abnormal conditions that affect the animals |
| The Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), supervised by the Veterinarian, may also perform veterinary technical procedures such as: | Collecting blood samples, taking radiographs, assisting in surgery, and other advanced animal nursing procedures |
| Which entity offers the certification examination for Laboratory Animal Technicians (LAT)? | The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) |
| The AALAS requires applicants to: | Meet certain educational and experiential requirements before taking the exam |
| The Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) helps the: | Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) to help care for research facility animals |
| The Assistant Laboratory Animal Technicians (ALAT) job is to: | Help keep the animals and their environment clean and comfortable |
| The Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) may: | Clean cages, observe animals, and check the temperature and humidity levels in the animal rooms |
| Which entity offers the certification examination for Assistant Laboratory Animal Technicians (ALAT)? | The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) |
| What is a Pet Shop Attendant? | Animal care attendants in pet shops that are responsible for feeding the animals and cleaning their cages. They may also bathe and groom animals. |
| Animal care attendants must check: | Each animal in their care every day for signs that could indicate illness |
| The pet shop attendant may also instruct: | New pet owners about proper pet care |
| Pet shop attendants may be trained on the job or: | May have completed a program in Veterinary Assisting |
| Some Veterinary Assistants and Veterinary Technicians operate successful: | Pet-sitting businesses |
| No formal education is required to: | Own or operate a pet-sitting business |
| Pet sitters care for: | Animals while their owners are away |
| The pet sitter must check: | The pet for any signs of illness that may require veterinary attention |
| Companies whose product lines target veterinary professionals or pet owners often hire: | Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants as salespersons |
| Who can hire Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants as a salesperson? | Pet food companies, drug manufacturers, veterinary supply distributors, electric fence companies, and laboratory equipment manufacturers |
| People with a background in animal behavior may find work as: | Dog Trainers |
| Most dog trainers have had: | Years of experience training their own dogs and working with other animal trainers |
| Dog trainers may work in a: | Large training facility as a trainer or own and operate their own dog obedience school |
| A dog trainer should attend: | Seminars and additional training programs offered by local, state, and national kennel clubs and dog breed associations |
| Who is employed by state or county agencies responsible for stray animal control and the enforcement of animal license and leash laws? | Animal Control Officer (ACO) |
| An animal control officer (ACO) patrols a: | Community and picks up stray and abandoned animals |
| Animal control officers (ACO) may also be required to investigate: | Charges of animal abuse or cruelty |
| How long does training take to become an animal control officer (ACO) and where do they train? | Training programs can take a few weeks to a few months to complete. Training can take place at humane societies and some state-supported colleges. |
| Who cares for stray and abandoned animals at animal shelters and humane societies? | Animal Shelter Aide |
| Duties of an animal shelter aide include: | Keeping the cages and animals clean, providing daily feedings, first aid to injured animals and may be required to perform euthanasia on sick, injured, or unwanted animals |
| For animal shelter aides, some states require: | Certification for animal shelter aides that euthanize animals |
| An animal shelter aide may also provide: | Adoption information to the public and assist the new owners in choosing a pet |
| Who is responsible for the daily feeding and observation of captive wild animals? | Zoo Animal Caretaker |
| Most zoo animal caretakers have: | Four-year college degrees in zoology or biology |
| A zoo animal caretaker is also known as a: | Zookeeper |
| Zoo animal caretakers or Zookeepers often work with only: | One or two species |
| The zookeeper must have detailed: | Knowledge of the nutritional and environmental needs of the species he or she works with |
| Many species of zoo animals are very sensitive to: | Alterations in diet and living conditions |
| Zoo animals often don't show: | Obvious signs of disease |
| The zookeeper must be alert for: | The slightest indication of illness or stress in the animals |
| Who cares for injured or orphaned wild animals? | Wildlife Rehabilitator |
| Most states require wildlife rehabilitators to be: | Licensed |
| Keeping a wild animal without holding a license is: | Illegal in most states |
| The wildlife rehabilitator works closely with a: | Veterinarian, who can prescribe any necessary treatments for injured or sick wild animals |
| The goal of the wildlife rehabilitator is to: | Return the animal to its natural environment |
| In some cases, orphaned animals may require: | More extensive treatment and care in addition to being taught how to catch its own food |
| In the veterinary field, profession refers to: | A vocation or occupation that requires advanced education, training, and intellectual skill |
| Professionalism is: | The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person |
| Veterinary support staff members are expected to present themselves in: | Neat, clean, and appropriate attire |
| Most veterinary hospital staff members wear: | Surgical scrub suits or laboratory jackets |
| Appropriate dress for animal medical duties reflects: | Both your position in the medical field and the high value of your services |
| Veterinary professionals have a lifelong commitment to: | Learning and staying up-to-date with new developments and trends |
| Along with confidence, veterinary professionals must display: | Empathy and understanding of a client's needs |
| Professionals consider all client information to be: | Confidential |
| Veterinary professionals should never discuss: | Patients or cases with individuals outside of the veterinary practice |
| In some cases, release of confidential information about a client or pet is: | Illegal |
| A Veterinary Assistant should always display these characteristics: | Enthusiastic Proud Confident Competent Understanding Knowledgable Patient |
| Professional associations offer: | Membership to Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants |
| Advantages of being a member of an association include: | Being informed on trends in the field, a means of networking to help identify job opportunities and solve problems |
| Some professional associations are: | Politically oriented, lobbying legislators about laws that affect veterinary medical practice |
| Professional associations provide their members with: | Continuing education oppurtunities |
| Most states have associations for: | Veterinary Technicians |
| There's currently no national association that represents the interests of only a: | Veterinary Assistant |
| Veterinary Assistants may join specialty associations such as: | The Association of Veterinary Dental Technicians or the Veterinary Laboratory Association; they are designed for information exchange |
| Membership in a professional association is one of the: | Characteristics of a professional |
| The most prominent professional associations in veterinary medicine are: | NAVTA; American Society of Dental Technicians; Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians; AVMA; AAHA; Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians; Veterinary Technician Anesthetist Society |
| An ethical code is: | A set of standards defining what is good and bad for the profession |
| The official ethical code for Veterinarians is called: | The "Principles of Veterinary Ethics", written by members of the AVMA |
| The veterinary code of ethics was first adopted in | 1867 |
| Veterinarians also agree to be governed by the general values of: | "The Veterinarian's Oath" |
| Veterinary Technicians take oaths upon completing their program called the: | "Veterinary Technician Code of Ethics" and the "Veterinary Technicians Oath" |
| The code of ethics for the Veterinary Technician was adopted in: | 1989 |
| The ethical codes describe: | Appropriate professional behavior and attitudes, delineate training requirements, continuing education, and the services a veterinary practice should offer |
| Policy statements are: | Designed to reflect changing trends and concerns |
| In veterinary medicine, policy statements issued by the AVMA represent the: | Unanimity of opinion on a specific topic among veterinarians in the country |
| Veterinary professionals face concerns with: | Euthanasia, animal welfare, animal rights, and economic factors that affect the patients treatment |
| The laws of this country classify animals as an: | Individual's personal property |
| Euthanizing healthy animals is morally unethical but it is | Legal |
| Veterinarians may morally refuse to euthanize a healthy dog, however, it ensures: | That the client won't return and share their dissatisfaction with their friends |
| Veterinarians must weigh their ethical concerns with their: | Financial concerns |
| The veterinarian may terminate an employee that: | Refuses to participate in euthanizing an animal |
| Animals used by their owners in dog or cat shows may request: | Surgery that is legal, but is medically unnecessary |
| Owners of show animals may request that a veterinarian surgically correct what's considered a: | Breed defect |
| A breed defect is: | Any undesirable characteristic that may be genetically passed to the next generation |
| Repairing a breed defect to hide the defect so that the animal can still be bred is considered: | An unethical corrective surgery unless the animal is spayed or neutered |
| Animal research is beneficial for both: | Humans and animals |
| Nearly all available medical treatments and drugs were developed with: | Animal research |
| The AVMA and most state and regional veterinary medical associations have: | Ethics committees |
| Ethics committees can hold: | Formal hearings if someone files an ethical complaint against a member |
| Complaints to an ethics committee may be filed by: | A member of the public or by another veterinary professional |
| Ethics committees may discipline members who: | Commit ethical violations |
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