The new edition continues to be the classic core textbook for veterinary nursing students and a useful resource for qualified veterinary nurses. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout and provides information that covers the whole range of veterinary nursing in small animal practice.

New content

 ¿ Professional competence, including reflective learning and health and wellbeing, covered in the chapter on Professional veterinary nursing ¿ New chapter on managing the hospital ward and basic patient care covering accommodation, equipment and disinfection, as well as patient observation and assessment ¿ Standalone chapter on nurse-led clinics ¿ Diagnostic imaging with a focus on digital radiography ¿ New chapter on nursing interventions in hospitalized animals, including nursing of common patient types encountered in practice ¿ Appendix on veterinary terminology ¿ Specially commissioned new drawings

Key points

• The classic core textbook for veterinary nursing students
• Revised and updated throughout
• Covers the 'Day 1 Competencies' and 'Day 1 Skills' which every veterinary nurse graduate is expected to meet
• Covers dogs, cats, small mammals, birds and reptiles
• Each chapter includes learning objective boxes and self-assessment questions