Unit One:

1. Terminology
2. Aseptic technique
3. Facility cleanliness and orderliness
4. Health hazards in the veterinary practice
5. Transporting an injured animal
6. Unconscious animals and CPR
7. Trauma
8. Bleeding
9. Labored breathing
10. The inability to urinate or defecate
11. Bloat (GDV) or distended abdomen
12. Poisoning
13. Heat stroke and hypothermia
14. Diarrhea and vomiting
15. Dystocia
16. Seizures
17. General knowledge of rabies
18. Five steps to handling upset clients
19. Five steps to handling telephone confrontation
20. The art of dealing with upset clients over the phone
21. The human/animal bond
22. Handling sharps containers
23. Identifying animal breeds: canine, feline
24. Avian handling and restraint
25. Handling small animals
26. Basic vaccination schedule
27. Taking patient histories
28. Receiving food and inventory products
29. Knowledge of current products on the market
30. Zoonotic diseases
31. Anatomical directions and species
32. Mammary glands
33. OSHA: injury, MSDS, fire safety plan
34. Veterinary emergency
35. Standard abbreviation for medical records

Unit Two:

1. Safety in the exam room
2. Another set of eyes and hands for the Doctor
3. Client education
4. Normal temperature, pulse, respiratory and CRT measurements
5. Suture removal

Unit Three:

1. Basic blood collection
2. Appropriate blood handling procedures
3. CBC-complete blood count
4. Flea and tick control
5. ID of common ectoparasites
6. Immune system
7. Heartworm snap test
8. Heartworm testing
9. ID of common endoparasites
10. Intestinal parasite identification
11. Microbiology
12. Basic evaluation of EKG
13. Performing and evaluating EKG
14. Mastitis testing
15. Urinalysis

Unit Four:

1. Radiology
2. Darkroom procedures
3. Maintaining the radiological log
4. Positioning for radiology
5. Technique charts
6. Cleaning screens
7. Ultrasonography

Unit Five:

1. Bathing and dipping
2. Safety in the kennel
3. The importance of proper environment
4. Cleaning agents
5. Cleaning and disinfecting
6. Care and materials in the bedding areas
7. Animal feeding
8. Kennel maintenance
9. ID of animal restraints and equipment
10. Basic disease transmission
11. Contagious or contaminated areas
12. Cleaning cages, exam rooms, floors
13. Immune-suppressed animals, neonates, geriatrics

Unit Six:

1. Basic animal care
2. Avian wing trim
3. Avian beak and nail trim
4. Basic animal care procedures for pocket pets

Unit Seven:

1. Surgical preparation of patient, surgery room
2. Steam, gas and cold sterilization procedures
3. Autoclave
4. Safety in the surgical suite
5. Care of the newborn
6. Anesthetic equipment prep and patient monitoring
7. Basic knowledge of CPR
8. Anesthesia monitoring
9. Post-surgical care
10. Anesthesia monitoring
11. Preanesthetic phase
12. Anesthetic induction
13. Anesthetic maintenance and machine basics
14. Anesthetic recovery

Unit Eight:

1. Restraining cats and dogs
2. Administering enemas
3. Bandages, splints, slings
4. Giving medications
5. Caring for wounds
6. Advances in veterinary dentistry
7. Aging puppies and kittens based on dentition
8. Basic anatomy of a tooth
9. Home dental care
10. Polishing teeth
11. Dental scaling procedure
12. Dental exam
13. Dental prophylaxis
14. Choosing the right food
15. How often to feed a pet
16. Basic nutrition
17. Emergency protocols
18. CPR procedures
19. Responding to seizures
20. Responding to GDV
21. Responding to poison
22. Responding to heat stroke
23. Responding to dystocia
24. Responding to bleeding
25. Responding to trauma
26. Responding to the inability to urinate
27. Orphan animal care
28. Puppies: newborn and orphans
29. Puppies: weaning
30. Puppies: chewing
31. Puppies: crate and paper training
32. Puppies: exercise and obedience training
33. Anal gland expression
34. Topical drug administration
35. Ear cleaning
36. Basic grooming techniques
37. Subcutaneous fluid therapy
38. IV fluid therapy
39. Marking and tattooing animals
40. Physical therapy
41. Eyes
42. Bedding preparation
43. Care of the recumbent patient
44. Keeping he patient clean and dry
45. Intramuscular injections
46. IV catheter placement
47. IV catheter precautions and complications
48. Maintain pharyngostomy tubes
49. Tube feeding

Unit Nine:

1. Prescription labels and abbreviations
2. Filling a prescription
3. Recognizing general groups of drugs
4. Controlled substances
5. Safety in the laboratory
6. Syringe use and disposal
7. Route of administration of drugs

Unit Ten:

1. Admitting and discharging medical patients
2. Organizational skills
3. Basic math and computer skills
4. Customer service skills
5. Check-out procedures
6. Admitting and discharging medical patients