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Daily Practice Routines
Principles of hygiene
Goal
Reduce the risk of contamination
Cleaning
Immediately clean up
Clean from cleanest to dirtiest
Separate equipment for each area
Clean isolation ward last
Disinfecting
Sterilising
Barrier Nursing
Clinical Waste
Example
Sharps
Bodily Fluids
Tissue
Use correct colour bags for disposal
Yellow - bio waste
Purple - Cytotoxic
Wear PPE
Storage
Away from public access
Where vermin and insects can't access
Frozen if not collected frequently
Hand Hygiene
Washing before and after animal contact
Washing after contact with bio waste
Before and after gloves
Fingernails short
No jewellery
Removing gloves using shown technique
Areas of focus
Consulting rooms
Passages
Floors
Fixtures
Caging facilities
Treatment area
Patients
Isolation Ward
Exams
Distant
Alertness
Body condition
Skin/coat
Breathing
Movement
Posture
Abnormal features
Close
Physical
Head
Eyes
Nose
Ears
Gums
CRT noted
Abnormalities
Yellow
Liver issues
Slow CRT
Low blood pressure
Bluish
Cyanosis
Pale
Aneamic
Shock
Teeth
Lymph nodes
Chest
Auscultated
Normal BPM
Dog
80-130
Cat
110-180
Horse
28-40
Effects to heart rate
Raised
Excited
Nervous
Heat
Excerise
Infection
Fever
Heart disease
Blood loss
Pain
Tachycardia
Lowered
Sleep
Hypothermia
Unconsiousness
Anaesthesia
Shock
Bradycardia
Abdomen
Palpatated
Limbs
Palpatated
TPR
Temperature
Normal
Dog
38/39
Cat
38/39.3
Horse
37.2/38.6
Affects
Increased
Excited
Nervous
Excerise
Heat
Infection
Heat stroke
Pain
Innflamation
Pyrexia
Decreased
Shock
Hypothermia
Anaesthesia
Pulse
Respriation
Normal rate
Dog
11-38
Cat
20-30
Horse
10-14
Affects
Increased
Temp
Escited
Excercise
Nervous
Infections
Obstructions
Poisons
Heart disease
Pain
Trachypnoea
Decreased
Sleep
Shock
Hypothermia
Anaesthesia
Disease
Apnoea
None
Dyspnoea
Laboured
Observations
Distance exam
Close exam
Ancillary exam
Behaviour
Defacation
Urination
Nutrition
Hydration
Posture
Respiration