Veterinary technician vs nurse

Differences between veterinary technician and nurse duties and responsibilities

Veterinary technician example responsibilities.

• Manage tech appointments, suture removal, bandage removal and placement, CPR and emergency care when need.
• Manage operational and administrative functions such as training/supervising new employees, issuing prescriptions, and documenting pet insurance applications and transactions.
• Advance medical procedures such as intravenous catheter placement, anesthetic monitoring, and nasal catheter placement.
• Provide specialize nursing care, administer treatments to hospitalize patients, catheter placement and provide post operative care.
• Assist in surgical preparation of patients and maintain status during surgical procedures including monitoring and adjusting anesthesia base on patient status.
• Conduct routine health procedures on dogs and non-human primates, including dentistry and TB testing.
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Nurse example responsibilities.

• Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
• Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
• Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
• Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.
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