What is the difference between a vet nurse and a vet tech?

Answer 1

A veterinarian (North American English) or a veterinary surgeon (British English), often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. Veterinarians have extensive medical knowledge and diagnose and prescribe treatment for medical conditions as well as perform surgery. A veterinary technician (also called a vet tech), is a person trained and licensed to assist veterinarians. Veterinary technicians cannot diagnose, prescribe or perform surgery which falls under the practice of veterinary medicine. Their duties including nursing care of patients, inducing and maintaining anesthesia, surgical assisting, laboratory diagnostic testing, sample collection, patient monitoring in hospital, client education, etc.

Answer 2

A very general list of things that a veterinary technician would do would include collecting patient histories, collect biological samples (blood, urine, feces, etc), running diagnostic tests, monitoring and medicating hospitalized animals, assisting in surgery, administering and monitoring anesthesia, performing dental cleanings, providing treatment for outpatients as prescribed by the attending veterinarian, filling prescriptions, answering client questions on preventative medicine, disease processes, medications, etc, maintaining inventory, caring for surgical and medical equipment such as anesthesia machines, taking radiographs, entering medical records, etc.

Answer 3

A very general list of things that a veterinary technician would do would include collecting patient histories, collect biological samples (blood, urine, feces, etc), running diagnostic tests, monitoring and medicating hospitalized animals, assisting in surgery, administering and monitoring anesthesia, performing dental cleanings, providing treatment for outpatients as prescribed by the attending veterinarian, filling prescriptions, answering client questions on preventative medicine, disease processes, medications, etc, maintaining inventory, caring for surgical and medical equipment such as anesthesia machines, taking radiographs, entering medical records, etc

Answer 4

Veterinary Nurse is the title used in Europe and Australia to indicate a qualified/trained/educated person who assists a veterinarian. Veterinary Technician is the term used in the United States. However, there are states in the US where the term veterinary technician can be used to indicate anyone working in a veterinary facility regardless of education/training.