"it is hoped that the publication of this book will empower RVNs with knowledge that can help them provide anaesthesia management that is as safe as possible for those in their care."- RVC News, May 23"This book by our anaesthesia RVNs is built up from many years working in a highly collaborative and supportive team environment and it's great to see this team passing on their knowledge, expertise and experience to empower others in their learning.It's an essential read for anyone doing anaesthetics; VNs and vets in clinical practice, to help them gain confidence in being able to deal with all aspects of small animal anaesthesia."- Perdi Welsh, Director of Veterinary Nursing, Principal Teaching Fellow and Course Director for Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Nursing and School of Veterinary Nursing at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC)
List of contributorsPrefaceChapter 1: Pre-anaesthetic Assessment and premedicationChapter 2: Interpreting blood resultsChapter 3: Cardiovascular physiologyChapter 4: Respiratory physiology & ventilationChapter 5: Blood pressure regulation and monitoringChapter 6: Capnography & SpirometryChapter 7: Pulse OximetryChapter 8: Practical ECGsChapter 9: Fluid TherapyChapter 10: Induction AgentsChapter 11: Inhalant Anaesthetic AgentsChapter 12: IntubationChapter 13: The Anaesthetic Machine and Breathing SystemsChapter 14: Anaesthesia RecoveryChapter 15: PainChapter 16: Local Anaesthetic techniquesChapter 17: Constant rate infusions and calculationsChapter 18: Case studiesIndex
The EditorNiamh Clancy, Dip AVN (SA) DipHE CVN DipVN PGCert VetEd FHEA RVN is a teaching fellow at the school of veterinary nursing at the Royal Veterinary College; Deputy Co-course director for Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Nursing, and an Anaesthesia RVN at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals in the UK.