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Equine Veterinary Nursing

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Equine Veterinary Nursing is a comprehensive resource tailored for both aspiring and practising veterinary nurses focusing on horses. This book delves into essential topics such as equine anatomy, physiology, and the latest nursing practices. With practical insights into handling, medication, and care, it serves as an indispensable guide for providing exceptional welfare and treatment to equine patients.
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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about horses and seek to deepen your understanding of equine health care. Perfect for veterinary nursing students or professionals, it offers a comprehensive dive into the medical and surgical aspects of equine care, providing practical knowledge that can enhance your skills and improve animal welfare.

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The breadth and depth of expertise essential for equine veterinary nursing today is provided in this definitive textbook. Thoroughly revised and updated in its second edition, and now fully illustrated in colour.

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The breadth and depth of expertise essential for equine veterinary nursing today is provided in this definitive textbook. Thoroughly revised and updated in its second edition, and now fully illustrated in colour, this book covers the content of the ever-expanding equine nursing syllabus, while still succinctly covering all the basics that veterinary nurses specialising in other species need to know. The key subjects included are: basic equine management, medical and surgical equine nursing, nutrition, reproduction and foal care, emergency first aid, and the theory underpinning these and other important topics.

Equine Veterinary Nursing Second Edition is presented in a clear and user-friendly manner, appropriate for all those involved in equine nursing. A practical approach is used throughout, and procedures are illustrated with a large number of line diagrams and clinical photographs. It is an essential manual for all student and qualified equine veterinary nurses and all those involved in the care of horses.

Key Features:

  • Includes a new chapter on the equine nurse’s professional responsibilities
  • Major revisions to the chapters on diagnostic imaging and surgical nursing to reflect advances in technology and techniques
  • All information on health and safety management updated in keeping with new regulations
  • Authors include both vets and experienced equine nurses
  • Endorsed by the British Equine Veterinary Association

"With the increasing demands of equine practice has come the need for well-trained and competent equine nurses. There have been significant improvements in and expansion of the equine Veterinary Nurse training syllabus over the past few years to meet these demands. This new and updated edition of Equine Veterinary Nursing covers all aspects of the new syllabus with well-written and illustrated chapters from a wide range of knowledgeable and experienced authors. The British Equine Veterinary Association is pleased to endorse this text as a 'must-have' for all trainee equine veterinary nurses and their training practices." - Deidre M Carson BVSc(Syd) MRCVS
Immediate Past President, BEVA

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Equine Veterinary Nursing is praised as an essential resource for both trainee and qualified equine veterinary nurses. Edited by Karen Coumbe, the book has been updated to include new advances in clinical practice, especially in imaging techniques. It features contributions from respected experts and is noted for its accessible layout, with coloured pictures and diagrams making complex topics easier to understand. Described as a must-have reference, it supports nurses in their training and professional development.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470656556

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Karen Coumbe

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 939g

Pages: 496

About the Author

Karen Coumbe, MA VetMB CertEP CertVA MRCVS, trained as aveterinary surgeon at the University of Cambridge and has more than25 years experience in equine veterinary practice. She has workedat Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, an equine hospital in Kent, sinceit started, and is responsible for nurse training. She hasbeen involved in developing the UK's equine veterinary nursingqualification and has also been an equine nursing examiner forthe Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

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