Skill 25 Tips

This skill will require you to care for recumbent patients. Upon completion of this skill, you will be comfortable demonstrating in hospital care of recumbent patients, as well as instructing owners on home care of their recumbent pet.

Tips for materials required for submission:

• Detailed description of methods used for care of recumbent patients in hospital.

  • You need to discuss all of the points in the criteria. However, you are not limited to these points. Examples of additional points are urination/ defecation, exercise, feeding, bedding, etc.

    • You need to think of all of the body systems that are effected by recumbency and discuss how they are monitored in hospital and at home.

  • You should discuss the care for short term (sedated/ anesthetized) and long term (paralyzed).

• Detailed description of requirements and methods used in caring for recumbent patients at home.

  • This should be somewhat different than the above description. You need to discuss the information you would provide to an owner on how to care for their recumbent pet.