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Nicola Lakeman MSc, BSc(Hons), RVN, CertSAN, CertVNECC, VTS (Nutrition) is an executive editor of Veterinary Nursing, and Nutrition Manager for IVC Evidensia, Bristol, UK. She has over 30 years in the veterinary profession.

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The comprehensive guide to the role of the consulting veterinary nurse The Consulting Veterinary Nurse is an invaluable guide for veterinary nurses running clinics and providing consultation. It covers the basics of setting up and marketing a clinic alongside the essential knowledge of the assessments, conditions, and issues required by a consulting veterinary nurse. Topics include nutrition, chronic illnesses, behavioral issues, lifestage clinics, and medical clinics for a full range of conditions from mobility and dental problems to epilepsy and cancer. This second edition provides coverage of a wealth of new advances in veterinary medicine since the prior edition, exploring the normalization of telemedicine, novel diets, chemical castration and updates to the code of professional conduct. A notable addition is a new chapter on surgical clinics that discusses wound management, post-operative appointments, neutering, and other services delegated to the veterinary nurse. The Consulting Veterinary Nurse readers will find:

• The role of the nurse in the veterinary practice, covering ethics, consultations, diagnostic clinics, marketing, and named nurse and protocol writing
• Feeding behaviors, dietary transitions, methods of increasing water consumption, and dietary supplements
• Considerations for arthritis, cancer, cardiac disorders, cognitive dysfunction, dental problems, diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, and urinary tract disorders

• Novel diets such as raw feeding and vegan pet foods as well as specific diets for puppies and kittens The Consulting Veterinary Nurse is an essential read for veterinary nurses looking to develop their consulting role and expand their confidence in consulting with animal owners. The book is also valuable reading for veterinary nurses in general practice and students in the field.

  Inhalt

  Foreword vii

  Abbreviations viii

  Introduction ix

  Acknowledgements x

  Section 1 Fundamentals of Nurse Consulting 1

  1 Ethical Aspects of Consulting 3

  2 Theoretical Aspects of Nurse Consulting 6

  3 Gaining Confidence in Consulting 13

  4 Chronic Condition Clinics 16

  5 Consulting Room and Resources 26

  Section 2 Nutrition 29

  6 How to Conduct a Nutritional Assessment 31

  7 Nutrition 34

  Section 3 Diagnostics 45

  8 Diagnostic Clinics 47

  Section 4 Well Pet Clinics 61

  9 Preventative Medicine Clinics or Wellness Clinics 63

  10 Feeding Behaviours 95

  11 Alternative Forms of Nutrition 99

  Section 5 Clinics 107

  12 Cancer Clinics 109

  13 Cardiac Clinics 114

  14 Cognitive Dysfunction 121

  15 Dental Clinics 125

  16 Dermatological Clinics 133

  17 Diabetic Clinics 145

  18 Epilepsy Clinics 154

  19 Gastrointestinal Clinics 159

  20 Hepatic Clinics 170

  21 Mobility Clinics 174

  22 Obesity Clinics 179

  23 Renal Clinics 193

  24 Urinary Clinics 203

  25 Noise Phobias and Fireworks 214

  26 Surgical Clinics 219

  Appendix 1 Diet History Sheet 224

  Appendix 2 226

  Appendix 3 Checklist for Obesity Clinics 228

  Glossary 230

  Index 000