Overview

The Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20 examines each parameter in the Rule of 20, a checklist of 20 parameters that should be monitored daily in critical veterinary patients. The book explains what is being monitored and why, with parameters organized in a logical order for creating nursing plans. It emphasizes how each rule affects the others and how to use that knowledge to anticipate patient needs. Each chapter focuses on a single parameter and its practical application and includes a summary of nursing considerations. The book also features examples to illustrate the Rule of 20 fundamentals. The Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20 discusses: Fluid balance and colloidal osmotic pressure, oxygenation and ventilation, blood pressure, heart rate, rhythm, and contractility, and glucose Temperature, electrolyte and acid-base balance, mentation, and red blood cell and hemoglobin concentration Gastrointestinal motility and mucosal integrity, nutrition, renal function, coagulation, and immune status and antibiotic use Drug dosage and metabolism, pain control, nursing care and patient mobilization, wound care and bandage change, and tender loving care The Veterinary Nursing Guide to Monitoring Critical Patients: The Rule of 20 is an excellent resource for veterinary technicians, particularly those in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC), to anticipate patient needs and prepare for complications, as well as for technicians working toward their Veterinary Technician Specialty.

Full Product Details

Author:   Melissa Evans (Bergen Community College, NJ)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.20cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781394351275

ISBN 10:   1394351275
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   28 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii Preface viii Acknowledgements ix About the Companion Website x 1 Introduction 1 Melissa Evans, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC) 2 Fluid Balance 3 Chloe Fay, BSc (Hons), RVN, CertVN ECC, NCert (Anesthesia), VTS (ECC) 3 Oxygenation and Ventilation 16 Nicole Dickerson, RVT, VTS (ECC) 4 Heart Rate, Rhythm, and Contractility 28 Cherise Johnson, LVT, VTS (Cardiology) 5 Body Temperature 43 Bree Carmichiel, LVT, VTS (ECC) and Laura Waller, RVT 6 Blood Pressure 55 Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS (ECC) 7 Neurological Status 66 Zoe Hatfield, RVN, VTS (Neurology) and Melissa Evans, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC) 8 Electrolytes 82 Marlaina Hrosch, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 9 Acid–Base Balance 93 Samantha Baine, LVT VTS (ECC), Haven Bade, LVT, MVEd., VTS (ECC and Anesthesia and Analgesia), FFCP 10 Red Blood Cells and Hemoglobin 106 Lexi Dickens, BS, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 11 Coagulation 120 Kara Magneheim, BAS, CVT, VTS (ECC) 12 Albumin and Colloid Osmotic Pressure 136 Renee L Brown, DipVN, RVNS, VTS (ECC) 13 Renal Function 147 Jaima Gropp, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CCFP, Elite FFCP (Veterinary and Veterinary-Avian) 14 Gastrointestinal Motility and Integrity 157 Amber Hart, RVT, VTS (ECC) and Andrea Pace, CVT, VTS (ECC) 15 Nutrition 169 Ann Wortinger, LVT, RVT, BIS, VTS (ECC)-R (SAIM) (Nutrition), Elite FFCP (Veterinary), FVTE 16 Glucose 183 Jessica Herley, RVN, VTS (ECC) and Bethany Thomas, RVN, VTS (SAIM) 17 Immune Status and Antibiotics 199 Renee LaCorte, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC) and Melissa Evans, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC) 18 Wound Healing and Bandages 210 Nicholas Rivituso, CVT, VTS (ECC) and Angela Elia, CVT, LVT, VTS (ECC) 19 Drug Dose and Metabolism 227 Emily Geisler, BS, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia and Analgesia) 20 Pain Control 237 Claire Woolford, RVN, VTS (Anesthesia and Analgesia) 21 Nursing Care and Tender Loving Care 254 Rachel Kinser, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC) Index 263

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Melissa Evans, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), Owner, Melissa E VTS(ECC) Consulting, LLC. is a credentialed veterinary technician who earned her specialty in Emergency and Critical Care in 2018. Melissa has worked at referral and specialty hospitals in both New Jersey and New York as an Emergency, ICU, and Critical Care technician. She currently owns her own business where she trains technicians and doctors?in?advanced skills.

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