Reference no: EM133491537
Questions
True False
1. People often view their pets as a family member, child, or companion.
2. The human brain makes no distinction between the loss of a pet and the loss of a human family member.
3. There is currently no formal education for veterinary technicians who wish to specialize in the counseling of grieving clients.
4. Euthanasia is one of the most commonly performed procedures in veterinary medicine.
5. The dominant paradigm in veterinary medicine addresses the emotions surrounding end of life care.
6. Veterinary professionals usually receive extensive training on how to counsel grieving clients in professional and or technical school as part of the regular curriculum.
7. Counseling clients during a pets end of life is the job of the veterinarian and is beyond the scope of practice for the tech or nurse.
8. It is not appropriate to discuss memorialization with the client until the death is near.
9. Anthromorphisim is increasingly accepted and even encouraged.
10. Some clients become angry with the staff in response to loss...
11. The veterinary assistant should not place the IV catheter for euthanasia in front of the owner.
12. After death, clients may be permitted to wash the body, take paw prints, trim hair, or perform other tasks of memoralization
13. If the client requests euthanasia, the veterinarian must comply
14. In certain cases, it is clear the euthanasia is the humane thing to do
15. Sodium pentobarbital may be injected directly into the heart of cats and small dogs
16. Clients who bury pets on their property risk contaminating the soil and groundwater with euthanasia drugs
17. Other pets living with the dying or deceased patient will have behavioral changes in the time period leading up to and after death