AVA Exam
Community/Education/Professional
Conduct: The VETERINARY -CLIENT -
PATIENT- RELATIONSHIP
What Does VCPR stand for - Answer-Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship
What does AVMA stand for? - Answer-American Veterinary Medical Association
Name 3 needs of patients that Veterinarians serve - Answer-relieve disease, suffering, disability
Veterinarians should also ___________ ________ or _________ - Answer-Minimize pain, fear
Once they have started patient care - Answer-veterinarians must not neglect their patients, must
continue to provide professional service until they are relieved of their professional responsibilities
In emergencies, veterinarians have an - Answer-ethical responsibility to provide essential services for
animals when it is necessary to save life or relieve suffering
, Emergency care may be limited to - Answer-euthanasia to relieve suffering, or if the client rejects
euthanasia, to stabilize the patient sufficiently to enable transportation to another veterinary hospital
The interests of the ___________, _________ and ___________ require that all ____________ that
affect ______________, ________ and _________________ of patients are made
by___________________ - Answer-patient, client, public, decisions, diagnosis, care, treatment,
Veterinarians
Veterinarians should not - Answer-slander, or injure the professional standing or reputation of other
veterinarians
The responsibilities of the veterinary profession extend beyond individual patients and clients to -
Answer-Society in General
interaction among veterinarians, their clients, and their patients is the basis for - Answer-The
veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR)
A _________ exists when all of the following _________________have been met - Answer-VCPR, 3
conditions
The ___________ has assumed responsibility for making _____________ ____________ regarding the
health of the animal(s) and the need for ______________ ______________, and the client has
___________ to follow the veterinarian's ________________ - Answer-Veterinarian, clinical judgments,
medical treatment, agreed, instructions
The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal(s) to initiate at least a general or preliminary
diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal(s). This means that the veterinarian has recently seen
and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal(s) by virtue of an examination of
the animal(s), or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal(s) are
kept. - Answer-One of 3 conditions that must be met for a VCPR to exist
Community/Education/Professional
Conduct: The VETERINARY -CLIENT -
PATIENT- RELATIONSHIP
What Does VCPR stand for - Answer-Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship
What does AVMA stand for? - Answer-American Veterinary Medical Association
Name 3 needs of patients that Veterinarians serve - Answer-relieve disease, suffering, disability
Veterinarians should also ___________ ________ or _________ - Answer-Minimize pain, fear
Once they have started patient care - Answer-veterinarians must not neglect their patients, must
continue to provide professional service until they are relieved of their professional responsibilities
In emergencies, veterinarians have an - Answer-ethical responsibility to provide essential services for
animals when it is necessary to save life or relieve suffering
, Emergency care may be limited to - Answer-euthanasia to relieve suffering, or if the client rejects
euthanasia, to stabilize the patient sufficiently to enable transportation to another veterinary hospital
The interests of the ___________, _________ and ___________ require that all ____________ that
affect ______________, ________ and _________________ of patients are made
by___________________ - Answer-patient, client, public, decisions, diagnosis, care, treatment,
Veterinarians
Veterinarians should not - Answer-slander, or injure the professional standing or reputation of other
veterinarians
The responsibilities of the veterinary profession extend beyond individual patients and clients to -
Answer-Society in General
interaction among veterinarians, their clients, and their patients is the basis for - Answer-The
veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR)
A _________ exists when all of the following _________________have been met - Answer-VCPR, 3
conditions
The ___________ has assumed responsibility for making _____________ ____________ regarding the
health of the animal(s) and the need for ______________ ______________, and the client has
___________ to follow the veterinarian's ________________ - Answer-Veterinarian, clinical judgments,
medical treatment, agreed, instructions
The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal(s) to initiate at least a general or preliminary
diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal(s). This means that the veterinarian has recently seen
and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal(s) by virtue of an examination of
the animal(s), or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal(s) are
kept. - Answer-One of 3 conditions that must be met for a VCPR to exist
