VET 125 — Clinical Methods I
/3 contact hours This course is an introduction to clinical skills, laboratory equipment and veterinary nursing procedures. Part or all of this course will meet at an off campus location. Topics include the care and handling of small animals, animal restraint, physical examinations, specimen collection, medication administration and other clinical nursing skills. Laboratory procedures include urinalysis, parasitology and cytology as well as any other topics related to essential AVMA skills assigned as course content. Students will practice skills using models and live animals where appropriate. This course must be taken concurrently with VET 126. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MAT 118, BIO 124/125, and VET 101, as well as permission from Department Chair or designee. This course is only available to students in the Veterinary Technology program. Corequisite(s): VET 126 Core fulfilled: None course descriptions