Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses 2nd Edition

Your Practical Guide to Animal Pain Management, 2nd Edition

This book is a practical guide for veterinary technicians and nurses on essential concepts of animal pain management. It provides a robust update to the only textbook on this subject directed at veterinary technicians, giving you the knowledge to recognize animal pain, advocate for patient care, and implement pain management protocols that vastly improve patient outcomes.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides a thorough understanding of pain physiology and the pharmacology of pain management drugs, the necessity of various analgesics in different care environments, and how to tackle obstacles to animal pain care.
• Expanded Species Coverage: It now also covers analgesic techniques in horses, lab animals, and zoo species, making it a valuable resource for technicians in a range of professional and clinical situations.
• New Chapters: The book includes expanded chapters as well as a new chapter covering pain management for C-sections and neonatal care.
• Holistic Approach: It provides a new emphasis on critical thinking and a holistic approach to patient care, with coverage of complementary and alternative therapies.
• Evidence-Based: Updated to incorporate the latest evidence-based medicine, it promises to continue as the essential introduction to this critical dimension of veterinary medicine.
• Enhanced Visuals: It includes expanded illustrations of regional analgesia techniques.
• Broad Audience: A valuable guide for veterinary technicians in both general and specialized anesthetic practice, as well as veterinary students and general veterinary practitioners.