CVA Exam questions with complete
solutions
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary assistant? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-physical restraint
-lab skills
-patient care
-client relations
Education: Can be trained on the job or attend veterinary assisting classes.
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technician? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-Assigned a patient by the veterinarian
-must follow all instructions for treatment protocol (medication, nutrition, lab tests, & exercise)
-Must document all treatments given to the Pt & include any observations
-update clients daily about condition of Pt
Education:
-Graduate of a 2 yr veterinary AVMA
-Must pass the VTNE or State examination
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technologist? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-work in a position that requires a higher level of education
-may hold teaching positions within technology programs or veterinary schools
, Education:
-Graduate of a 4 yr Bachelor of science program in veterinary technology accredited by the
AVMA
-May also hold an associated degree in vet technology along w/ a bachelors degree in another
program (such as business, management, or health science)
What skills and education is required to become a Veterinarian? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-Only member of the team allowed to diagnose disease, prescribe treatment & perform surgery
Education:
-have completed a professional course of study at an accredited college of veterinary medicine
-Must be licensed in the state where they work
-Must pass national & state examinations before receiving licensure
-required to complete minimum # of hrs of CE each year in most states
What are some examples of staff injuries in the vet clinic? - ANS ✔✔-Bites
-Falls
-exposure to radiation
-zoonotic diseases
-back injuries
-injuries from needles, blades
How are staff injures handled in the vet clinic? - ANS ✔✔-document injuries and how they
happened
-employees should be made to feel safe in their work environments
-the vet practice should make a safety and health plan
solutions
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary assistant? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-physical restraint
-lab skills
-patient care
-client relations
Education: Can be trained on the job or attend veterinary assisting classes.
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technician? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-Assigned a patient by the veterinarian
-must follow all instructions for treatment protocol (medication, nutrition, lab tests, & exercise)
-Must document all treatments given to the Pt & include any observations
-update clients daily about condition of Pt
Education:
-Graduate of a 2 yr veterinary AVMA
-Must pass the VTNE or State examination
What skills and education is required to become a veterinary technologist? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-work in a position that requires a higher level of education
-may hold teaching positions within technology programs or veterinary schools
, Education:
-Graduate of a 4 yr Bachelor of science program in veterinary technology accredited by the
AVMA
-May also hold an associated degree in vet technology along w/ a bachelors degree in another
program (such as business, management, or health science)
What skills and education is required to become a Veterinarian? - ANS ✔✔Skills:
-Only member of the team allowed to diagnose disease, prescribe treatment & perform surgery
Education:
-have completed a professional course of study at an accredited college of veterinary medicine
-Must be licensed in the state where they work
-Must pass national & state examinations before receiving licensure
-required to complete minimum # of hrs of CE each year in most states
What are some examples of staff injuries in the vet clinic? - ANS ✔✔-Bites
-Falls
-exposure to radiation
-zoonotic diseases
-back injuries
-injuries from needles, blades
How are staff injures handled in the vet clinic? - ANS ✔✔-document injuries and how they
happened
-employees should be made to feel safe in their work environments
-the vet practice should make a safety and health plan
