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National Veterinary Technician Week October/ November JOURNAL2019 VETERINARY NURSING IN ACTION Veterinary NURSING in SponsoredACTION by NationalOctober Veterinary 13 -Technician 19, 2019 Week Dear NAVTA Member, On behalf of the NAVTA Board of Directors, we want to thank you for your The past year has membership in 2019. It has been another year of growth for our association which has included many changes that the Board expects will further the been a time of mission and vision of veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians in the United great opportunity. States, and beyond. NAVTA needs you Your Board has been incredibly busy this year, working to improve NAVTA and to be a part of this our profession. Below is a small sampling of NAVTA’s work thus far in 2019: opportunity. Your • NAVTA has been searching for the right Executive Director/Association management company to work with the Board toward further growth and membership will sustainability. The individuals have been identified and together we are lead us to be an implementing this exciting new addition. even stronger and • NAVTA has been working to improve the exchange of information between members and the Board. This has included multiple calls and in-person more impactful discussions with concerned members and industry partners, as well as the association within publication of Board updates in every NAVTA Journal issue and an Impact Report covering NAVTA activities over the past year. the landscape of veterinary medicine • NAVTA continues to work for the advancement of veterinary nursing and technology through the Veterinary Nurse Initiative. NAVTA has monitored in our communities. several bills that would affect the credential process for veterinary technicians. In-person testimony was given on one bill that would weaken the credential process and written testimony was submitted in another state with Please a similar bill. Written testimony was also submitted to support a licensing renew your bill in a third state. The VNI continues to support efforts to promote our profession through each of the pillars of the initiative. membership Why should you renew your membership? NAVTA is a community within today for 2020. veterinary medicine that is passionate about our profession, our patients, and the clients we serve. Membership is an investment in you and in your career. Warm Regards, Erin Spencer, M.Ed., CVT, VTS (ECC) Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) NAVTA President NAVTA President-elect TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER. 2 | THE NAVTA JOURNAL | NAVTA.net CONTENTS 8 Dear NAVTA Member, 36XX XX40 XX NAVTA NEWS CASE STUDY 2 NAVTA Letter from the Board 28 The Picky Eater 3 State Association Updates PROFESSIONAL PULSE 6 Specialty Updates 26 Considering an Accelerated 7 AVTE Team Excellence Award Veterinary Technician Program? Here's What You Need to Know. SPECIAL FEATURES 40 Are You a Good Tech? How 22 Member Perspective: Just a Tech to Stop Self Criticism 32 Steve Dale: Kitten Socialization Classes 43 Veterinary Support Staff Unleashed October/ November 34 Spotlight: Understanding Normal Kitten 2019 Behavior and Preventing Nuisance Behavior VETERINARYJOURNAL NURSING IN ACTION VETERINARY NURSING EDUCATION On the cover: National Veterinary Veterinary 8 Blood Pressure 101 Technician Week is dedicated to you, the IN THIS ISSUE devoted professionals NURSING CURRENT CONVERSATIONS that give tirelessly for others! Take the in 15 Blood Transfusions: The Technician’s time to educate your Guide to How and Why clients about what 19 A Technician’s Guide to you do every day, and be proud of your SponsoredACTION by Reading Blood Gasses contributions to the NationalOctober Veterinary 13 -Technician 19, 2019 Week industry! VETERINARY NURSING IN ACTION | October/November 2019 | 1 NAVTA News JOURNAL NAVTA 1931 N. Meacham Road • Schaumburg, IL 60173 FROM THE [email protected] | www.navta.net 2019 NAVTA EXECUTIVE BOARD President: Board Erin A. Spencer, M.Ed., CVT, VTS (ECC) President Elect: Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC), VTS (SAIM) Secretary: Jamie Rauscher, RVT Treasurer: A special thanks to all Michelle D. Krasicki-Aune, MBA, BS, CVT Members at Large: Harold Davis, Jr., RVT, VTS (ECC) our veterinary technician (Anesth/Analgesia) Heather Hopkinson, RVT, VTS-EVN, CCRP Past President: and nurse educators! Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) COMMITTEE CHAIRS NAVTA CE Committee: Greetings! The NAVTA board few individuals to fill some open seats Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) would like to start out this Fall issue on NAVTA committees. If you are NAVTA CVTS Committee: Linda Merrill LVT, VTS (SAIM) by saying a big THANK YOU to all interested in becoming more involved NAVTA Global Outreach Committee: the veterinary technician and nurse with NAVTA, serving on a committee Ken Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) educators who are getting back to is a great way to get started. If you are and Linda Markland, RVT teaching our next generation. Without interested in serving on a committee, NAVTA Membership Committee: you there would be no future for our you can email [email protected] or Beth Skiles, RVT profession and your work is much [email protected] for more information. NAVTA National Credential and Title Change Task Force: appreciated. Here’s hoping you all have Thank you for all you do for our Ken Yagi, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) smooth semesters and engaged students! profession! and Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR The search for a new Executive NAVTA Public Relations Committee: Director is nearing its end. The final THE 2019 NAVTA BOARD Jade Valasquez, LVT details are being worked out with NAVTA SCNAVTA Committee: President – Barbara Robinson, LVT and Tammy Ege, MS, CVT the team that will provide our new Erin Spencer, M.Ed., NAVTA State Representative Committee: Executive Director with support services CVT, VTS (ECC) Jaime Rauscher, RVT and Anna Santos, RVT and, likely, by the time you are reading President-Elect – NAVTA Veterinary Assistant Committee: Dennis Lopez, M.ED, B.SCI, LVT this, we will have already announced Ken Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC) who these folks are. Wellbeing Task Force: (SAIM) Mary Berg, BS, RLATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry) The nomination window for elections Immediate Past President – th. We are in THE NAVTA JOURNAL closed on September 20 Kara Burns, MS, M.Ed., LVT, VTS the process of vetting all nominees (Nutrition) Interim Editor in Chief and putting together the ballot. Be on Shelly Stringer Treasurer – the lookout for an email with voting Design Michelle Krasicki-Aune, MBA, CVT Pop! Creative Design | popdesigned.com information in October. Voting this year Secretary – Printing and Fulfillment will be for: NextPage | gonextpage.com • President-Elect Jamie Rauscher, RVT Opinions and statements in The NAVTA Journal • 1 Member at Large Member at Large – are those of the authors and not those of NAVTA, • Veterinary Technician of the Year Harold Davis, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC) unless so stated. NAVTA assumes no responsibility • SCNAVTA Chapter of the Year (Anesthesia & Analgesia) for, and does not warrant the accuracy or appropriateness of, recommendations or opinions • SCNAVTA Advisor of the Year Member at Large – of the authors or of any product, service, or Heather Hopkinson, RVT, VTS technique referred to in The NAVTA Journal. Finally, we are still looking for a (EVN), CCRP Published advertisements in The NAVTA Journal are not an endorsement of any product or service. 2 | THE NAVTA JOURNAL | NAVTA.net NAVTA NEWS STATE ASSOCIATION UPDATES Alaska Veterinary Maryland Veterinary Technician Association Technician Association Greetings from MDVTA! Alaskan LVTs and support staff love our We’ve been very busy preparing for our 3rd long summer days and nights! Our board Annual Fall Conference, which will be held on members managed to October 13 during National Veterinary Technician hold almost monthly Week. We invite and welcome Vet Techs from all over meetings in person and to attend. We’re pretty excited about our line-up this over zoom platform year. More information can be found here: https:// working out association mdvta.wildapricot.org/event-3405540. details for CE, general MDVTA is expanding our public outreach housekeeping, program this year. In addition to having a UPCOMING and fundraising presence at veterinary CE events (come visit MDVTA EVENTS opportunities. In April, us at IVECCS!), we will also be at various local Midnight Sun Animal Hospital in Anchorage shelter-hosted public events in September > 3rd Annual MDVTA Fall Conference hosted a lecture presented by Dr. Cynthia Collins and October, as well as, a 3-day public event October 13, 2019 discussing radiology review: positioning and in January, the World of Pets Expo, where we > World of Pets Expo techniques. Refresher courses are always fun will be giving lectures on pet health for pet January 24-26, 2020 and everyone picked up at least one new tip! owners. This will hopefully be our dry run for Just last month, Pet Emergency Treatment a pet owner “CE program” we hope to launch in Anchorage played host to another learning next year where RVTs and Vet Tech students from our organization hold lectures experience for Alaskan technicians. It was a and workshops around Maryland. pizza party too! Bruce Jones, founder of Tru- The MDVTA board is looking forward to meeting and introducing ourselves Test Certification Services gave an awesome to the first-year students at our only AVMA-accredited veterinary technology presentation discussing the ins and outs of program this fall and talking about the importance of joining a state vet tech anesthesia machines, mechanical ventilators association. Students are so important to us and we hope to continue to build a and held a question and answer session for all fostering organization for all of the VT students in our state. of our need to know basics from ventilation Some of our board members recently met and had a meeting with the and capnography to pressure checking non- Maryland Nurses Association board members and lobbyist.
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