V T 92: CLINICAL INTERNSHIP III
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
| Units: | 3 |
| Hours: | 10 laboratory per week (120 total per quarter) This is a clinical laboratory course. |
| Prerequisite: | V T 91. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | CSU |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade Only |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Observe, practice, and ultimately demonstrate entry-level competency in the skills delineated in the Internship Clinical Skills Lists for VT92.
- Consistently exhibit a strong work ethic and demonstrate the ability to adapt to to various methodologies and practice philosophies and successfully integrate into the veterinary workplace.
Description
Continuation of V T 91, off-campus practical clinical preceptorships in veterinary facilities supervised by licensed veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians. Practical application of previously acquired knowledge and skills with an emphasis in anesthesiology, dentistry, medical nursing, and common clinical procedures. Meets the required 110 hours of practical work experience. Intended for students in the Veterinary Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Participate as a contributing member of a veterinary medical team
- Contribute to the nursing care of a variety of veterinary patients
- Differentiate between normal and abnormal assessments of patients
- Assist in diagnostic imaging
- Demonstrate venipuncture skills
- Observe and describe the skills for anesthesia and dental care
- Apply laboratory assessments for clinical patients
- Apply nursing skills
Course Content
- Contributing member
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Nursing care of a variety of veterinary patients
- Doctor's orders
- Medication administration
- Normal and abnormal patient assessments
- Normal and abnormal heart and lung sounds
- Documentation/medical record keeping
- Physical findings in a patient are normal or abnormal
- Diagnostic imaging
- Radiation safety
- Principles of exposure, positioning, and troubleshooting
- Taking radiographs
- Venipuncture skills
- Intravenous catheters
- Blood collection skills in multiple sizes of patients
- Anesthesia/dental
- Anesthetics
- Analgesics
- Emergency and critical care
- Laboratory assessments
- Cytology prep procedures
- Dermatology procedures
- Blood testing
- Urine testing
- Nursing skills
- Ophthalmology procedures
- Anal sacs
- Patient and staff needs
- Client communication
Lab Content
Clinical internship: practical training in the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities List of Essential Skills Expected of Graduate Veterinary Technicians, using a set of standard criteria as a guideline for the accomplishment of performance objectives.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
Stethoscope, proper clinical attire, name tag; additional equipment as required by individual sites.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Progression in essential skills checklist
Written midterm and final performance evaluations by a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician
Written midterm and final self-evaluations
Written resume in preparation for Career Fair
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Internship
Periodic conference with faculty Intern Coordinator
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Loy, Kristine. Essential Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians. 2021.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Utilizing the textbook to apply to real cases seen in clinic
- Specific assignment from a patient seen at internship site
- Skills practice
- Skills self-evaluation
Discipline(s)
Registered Veterinary Technician