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Laboratory Animal Technician, 10-091-3

Students who successfully complete this course of study will be able to:

1. Participate in facility management utilizing traditional and electronic media and appropriate Veterinary Medical Terminology and abbreviations.
2. Communicate in a professional manner in all formats, written, oral, nonverbal and electronic.
3. Read and follow protocols and procedures accurately and within time constraints.
4. Work as a team member demonstrating initiative, and applying time and stress management techniques.
5. Identify and manage stressful and emotional work situations.
6. Follow and uphold applicable laws and regulations within the research community.
7. Model appropriate ethical behavior within the research setting.
8. Safely and effectively administer prescribed drugs to animals.
9. Demonstrate and perform patient assessment techniques, husbandry, nutrition, therapeutic and dentistry techniques in a variety of animal species (including laboratory animal species, companion animals, and food animals).
10. Safely and effectively manage patients in all phases of anesthetic procedures, as well as safely and effectively select, utilize and maintain anesthetic delivery and monitoring instruments and equipment.
11. Demonstrate and integrate all aspects of patient management for common surgical procedures in a variety of animal species.
12. Properly package, handle and store specimens for laboratory analysis, properly carry out analysis of laboratory specimens. (Blood, urine, feces, tissues, skin scrapes, discharge, body fluids)

Revised 3/12/08

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Last Modified: June 30, 2008