{"product_id":"rabbit-medicine-and-surgery-for-veterinary-nurses-isbn-9781405147064","title":"Rabbit Medicine and Surgery for Veterinary Nurses","description":"Rabbit Medicine and Surgery for Veterinary Nurses incorporates everything you need to know about caring for rabbits in a highly accessible style. It is the first book devoted to the care of both sick and healthy rabbits from a nursing perspective. \u003cp\u003eThis exciting book contains all of the most crucial information about rabbits, including a brief natural history and chapters on nutrition, behaviour and medical and surgical nursing. It examines key areas in detail and explores emerging concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent trends show that rabbits are fast becoming one of the most popular mammalian pets. The role of nursing has also evolved in recent years. Veterinary nurses now have more involvement and responsibility for the care of their patients. This book reflects these new developments in both its approach and contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features:\u003cbr\u003e • Written by two experts in the field with a wealth of experience of treating rabbits, as well as educating veterinary nurses.\u003cbr\u003e • Includes innovative chapters on rabbit clinics, owner education and evidence-based veterinary medicine.\u003cbr\u003e • Contains a section with rich colour illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Rabbits – A Natural History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Anatomy and Physiology 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Husbandry 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nutrition 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Rabbit Behaviour 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Restraint, Handling, Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Fluid Therapy 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Diagnostic Imaging 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 General Concepts of Nursing 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Specific Aspects of Medical and Surgical Nursing 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 First Aid and Emergency Procedures 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Rabbit Clinics and Owner Education 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Research and Evidence-Based Medicine 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Formulary 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Some Common Garden and House Plants Poisonous to Rabbits 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Useful Organisations 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Colour plates appear between pages 104 and 105\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book is well laid out, easy to read and has many well-written tables. . . as rabbits increase in popularity, this book should be a useful addition to nursing and veterinary libraries.\" (Australian Veterinary Journal, 11 November 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The text is interesting and relevant. Other books with a similar layout, do not contain the information about the principles of veterinary nursing, such as the descriptions of Roper, Logan and Tierney’s model of nursing, and Orem’s models of veterinary nursing.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Veterinary Record\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMary Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e is a trained veterinary surgeon who has worked in general and referral practice and taught veterinary nursing for a number of years at both Further and Higher Education level. She currently works as a lecturer in Veterinary Nursing at Napier University, Edinburgh, UK. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Simon Girling\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eVeterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets\u003c\/i\u003e and has an impressive amount of published articles, papers and books. He is currently President of the British Zoological Society and runs a referral service in Exotic Species.  Rabbit Medicine and Surgery for Veterinary Nurses incorporates everything you need to know about caring for rabbits in a highly accessible style. It is the first book devoted to the care of both sick and healthy rabbits from a nursing perspective. \u003cp\u003eThis exciting book contains all of the most crucial information about rabbits, including a brief natural history and chapters on nutrition, behaviour and medical and surgical nursing. It examines key areas in detail and explores emerging concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent trends show that rabbits are fast becoming one of the most popular mammalian pets. The role of nursing has also evolved in recent years. Veterinary nurses now have more involvement and responsibility for the care of their patients. This book reflects these new developments in both its approach and contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features:\u003cbr\u003e • Written by two experts in the field with a wealth of experience of treating rabbits, as well as educating veterinary nurses.\u003cbr\u003e • Includes innovative chapters on rabbit clinics, owner education and evidence-based veterinary medicine.\u003cbr\u003e • Contains a section with rich colour illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989902639333,"sku":"NP9781405147064","price":78.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405147064.jpg?v=1761785853","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rabbit-medicine-and-surgery-for-veterinary-nurses-isbn-9781405147064","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}