North Carolina State Veterinary Board Exam | Study Guide & Practice Questions for Vet Licensing

NCfStatefVetfBoardfExam


PurposefoffNorthfCarolinafVeterinaryfPracticefActf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Tofpromotefthefpublicfhealth,fsafety,fandfwelfar

efbyfsafeguardingfthefpeoplefoffthisfStatefagainstfunqualifitedforfincompete
ntfpractitionersfoffveterinaryfmedicine.fThefrightftofpracticefvetfmedfisfafpri
vilegefconferredfbyflegislativefgrantftofpersonsfpossessedfoffthefpersonalfan
dfprofessionalfqualificationsfspecified.


AccreditedfSchoolfoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfvetfcollegeforfdivisionfoffafuniversityfthatfof

fersfthefdegreefoffdoctorfoffmetfmedforfitsfequivalentfandfthatfconformsftoft
hefstandardsfrequiredfforfaccreditationfbyfthefAVMA.


Animalf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfanimal, fmammalfotherfthanfmanfandfinclud

esfbirds,ffish,fandfreptiles,fwildforfdomestic,flivingforfdead.


AnimalfDentistryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Treatment, fextraction, fcleaning,fadjustment, forf"

floating"f(filingforfsmoothing)foffanfanimal'sfteeth,fandftreatmentfoffanfani
mal'sfgums.


LimitedfVeterinaryfLicense/LimitedfLicensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Restrictsfthefscopeforfareafoffpracticefoffvetfmedf

byfthefholderfofftheflimitedflicense;fprovided,fthatfnoflimitedflicensefshallfc

,onferforfdenotefanfareafoffspecialtyfoffthefholderfoffthisflicense;fandfprovide
dffurther,fthatfunlessfotherwisefprovidedfbyfBoardfrule,ftheflicensingfrequir
ementsfshallfbefidenticalftofthosefspecifiedfforfaflicense.


EmployeesfoffNCDAf&fCSfinfNCVDLSf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Aflimitedflicensef(restricted finfscopeftofdutiesfoff

employmentfposition)fmayfbefissuedftofanfemployeefoffthefNCfDepartment
foffAgriculturefandfConsumerfServicesf(NCDAf&fCS)finfafpositionfwithfthe

fNCfVetfDiagnosticfLabfSystemf(NCVDLS)fasflongfasfthefapplicantfisfnotfe

ligiblefforfaflicensefunderfthefPracticefActfbutfisfafgraduatefoffanfAVMAfac
creditedfvetfschoolforfoffafvetfmedfeducationfprogramfatfanfinstitutionfoffhi
gherfeducationfNOTfaccreditedfbyfthefAVMAfbutfqualifiesfthefapplicantfto
fpracticefvetfmedfinfthefcountryfwherefthefinstitution fisflocated.


MustfpassfthefNCfexamfstill.
Therefmustfbefnofdisciplinaryfproceedingforfunresolvedfcomplaintfpending
fanywherefbutfanyfdisciplinary factionsfalreadyftakenfdofnotfaffectfthefapplic

ant.
ApplicantfmustfprovidefwithfthefapplicationfafwrittenfstatementffromfthefD
irectorfoffLaboratoriesfoffthefNCVDLS,fwhichfdescribesfthefapplicantsfpro
spectivefdutiesfatfNCVDLSfthatfrequirefaflimitedflicensefandfadvisesfBoard
fthatfapplicantfhasfagreedftofacceptfemploymentfasflongfasftheflimitedflicens

efisfapproved.
Thisflicensefcanfbefrequestedftofbefrenewedfannuallyfandfexpiresfautomatic
allyfwhenftheflicensefholder'sfemploymentfends.
Aftemporaryfpermitfmayfbefissuedfforftheflimitedflicensefiffapplicantfhasfno
tfyetfpassedfthefNCfexam.fThisfpermitfshallf*expiref60fdaysfafterfit'sfissued
*fbutfiffrequestedfbyfapplicant,fBoardfmayf*renewfitfforf120fdays*fsofapplic
antfcanfpassfexam.fLimitationsfoffanyfotherftemporaryfpermitfapply.

,Personf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfindividual, ffirm,fpartnership, fassociation,fj

ointfventure,fcooperative,fcorporation,forfanyfotherfgroupforfcombinationfa
ctingfinfconcert;fandfwhetherforfnotfactingfasfafafprincipal,ftrustee,ffiduciary
,freceiver,forfasfanyfkindfofflegalforfpersonalfrepresentative,forfasfthefsucces
sorfinfinterest,fassignee,fagent,ffactor,fservant,femployee,fdirector,fofficer,f
orfanyfotherfrepresentativefoffsuchfperson.


PracticefoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fDiagnose,ftreat,fcorrect,fchange,frelieve,forfpr

eventfanimalfdisease,fdeformity,fdefect,finjury,forfotherfphysicalforfmentalf
conditions;fincludingfthefprescriptionforfadministrationfoffanyfdrug,fmedici
ne,fbiological,fapparatus,fapplication,fanesthetic,forfotherftherapeuticforfdia
gnosticfsubstanceforftechniquefonfanyfanimal.
2.fTofrepresent,fdirectly,forfindirectly,fpublicly,forfprivatelyfanfabilityfandf
willingnessftofdofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.
3.fTofusefanyftitle,fwords,fabbreviation,forflettersfinfafmannerforfunderfcircu
mstancesfwhichfinducefthefbelieffthatfthefpersonfusingfthemfisfqualifiedftofd
ofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.


Veterinarianf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofhasfreceivedfafdoctor'sfdegreefinfv

etfmedffromfanfaccreditedfschoolfoffvetfmedfandfwhofisflicensedfbyfthefBoa
rdftofpracticefvetfmed.


Veterinarian-Client-PatientfRelationshipf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fVetfhasfassumedfthefresponsibility fforfmaking

fmedicalfjudgementsfregardingfthefhealthfoffthefanimalfandfthefneedfforfme

, dicalftreatment,fandfthefclientf(ownerforfotherfcaretaker)fhasfagreedftoffollo
wfthefinstructionfoffthefvet.
2.fSufficientfknowledgefoffthefanimalfbyfthefvetftofinitiatefatfleastfafgeneralf
orfpreliminaryfdiagnosisfoffmedicalfconditionfoffthefanimal.fThisfmeansfvet
fhasfrecentlyfseenfandfisfpersonallyfacquaintedfwithfthefkeepingfandfcarefoff

thefanimalfbyfvirtuefoffanfexamination,forfbyfmedicallyfappropriatefandftim
elyfvisitsftofthefpremisesfwherefthefanimalfisfkept.
3.fPracticingfvetfisfreadilyfavailablefiffprovidesfforffollow-
upfinfcasefoffadversefreactionsforffailurefoffthefregimentfofftherapy.


VeterinaryfLicense/Licensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Licenseftofpracticefvetfmedfissuedfbyfthefboard.




VeterinaryfMedicinef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Includesfveterinaryfsurgery,fobstetrics,fdentistry

,fandfallfotherfbranchesforfspecialitiesfoffvetfmed.


VeterinaryfStudentfInternf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofisfenrolledfinfanfaccreditedfveterin

aryfcollege,fhasfsatisfactorilyfcompletedfthef3rdfyearfoffveterinaryfcollegefe
ducation,fandfisfregisteredfwithfthefBoardfasfafvetfstudentfintern.
Mustfbefatfleastf18fyearsfoldftofapplyfforfregistration.
Nofexamfisfrequiredfbutfmustfbefcurrentlyfemployedfbyfaflicensedfvetfwhof
directsfandfsupervisesfhisfwork.
Boardfmayfrevokeforfsuspendfregistration,forfotherwisefdiscipline,fuponfinf
ormationforfcomplaintfbasedfonfgroundsfsimilarftofthosefoffafvet.