Canadian
Association
of Animal Health Technologists
                 and Technicians
Association
Canadienne
des Techniciens et Technologistes
                 en Santé Animale


Study Guide Resources to write the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) /
La liste des manuels scolaires mentionnés ci-dessous devrait s’avérer utile dans la préparation de l’examen du VTNE.

– updated July 2006

Below is a listing of textbooks that may be helpful to study when preparing to write the VTNE: the texts are suggested reading and may not be limited to this list. Go to www.aavsb.org for a VTNE Candidate information handbook that explains what to expect from the VTNE, the exam content, format, scoring and supplies 50 sample question with the answer key.
There is also an online VTNE review course that may be useful for future VTNE candidates. To register you must be a member of VSPN (www.vspn.org).

Vous trouverez ci-dessous, une liste de manuels utiles à l’étude et à la préparation de l’examen VTNE. Les textes mentionnés le sont à titre de suggestions et cette liste n’a pas la prétention d’être exhaustive; il convient donc, de ne pas vous y limiter. Le site Web www.aavsb.org vous donne accès à un manuel de renseignements sur ce à quoi vous attendre, le contenu de l’examen VTNE, le mode de présentation, la façon de le corriger, ainsi qu’un échantillon de cinquante questions suivies d’une clé de réponses.
Il existe également en ligne pour les futurs candidats au VTNE, une revue de notions acquises. Pour y accéder, il faut d’abord être membre du VSPN (www.vspn.org).

Contact the companies below to order your copies of the textbooks listed, as they contribute to continuing education in Canada as a supplier for textbook reviews.

Blackwell Publishing Professional – textbooks: www.BlackwellVet.com

ELSEVIER CANADA – Mosby :: Saunders :: Churchill Livingstone :: Butterworth Heinemann :: Hanley and Belfu – www.elsevier.ca

Practical Review for Veterinary Technicians: VTNE Preparation www.vspn.org/CE
Technician Review Course www.fourpawsconsulting.com
VTNE Review Course and Exam Prep www.vetmedteam.com/classes.asp
The Zuku Review; Online test prep for VTNE, BCSE & NAVLE http://zukureview.com/

AUTHOR/EDITOR

TITLE

EDITION

YEAR

Battaglia AM

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

1

2001

Bill RL

Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians

2

1997

Bistner, Ford & Raffe

Kirk and Bistner’s Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment

7

2000

Bowman DD

Georgi’s Parasitology for Veterinarians

8

2003

Busch SJ

Small Animal Surgical Nursing: Skills and Concepts

1

2006

Christenson DE

Veterinary Medical Technology

1

1997

Colville T

Review Questions and Answers for Veterinary Technicians

3

2003

Foreyt WJ

Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual

5

2001

Gorrel C

Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner

1

2004


Guaguère É and Prèlaud P

A Practical Guide to Feline Dermatology
[1st French 1999; 1st English 2000]

1

2000

Han Connie and Hurd Mosby Cheryl

Practical Diagnostic Imaging for the Veterinary Technician

3

2005

Hand MS and Novotny BJ (Eds.)

Pocket Companion to Small Animal Clinical Nutrition

4

2002

Hand MS Thatcher CD, Remillard RL, and Roudebush P. (Eds.)

Small Animal Clinical Nutrition

4

2000

Hanie EA

Large Animal Clinical Procedures for the Veterinary Technician

1

2006

Hendrix CM

Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology

2

1998

Hendrix CM (Ed.)

Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians

4

2002

Holmstrom, SE, Fitch PF, and Eisner ER

Veterinary Dental Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner

3

2004

Holmstrom SE

Veterinary Dentistry for the Technician and Office Staff

1

2000

Ikram M and Hill E

Microbiology for Veterinary Technicians

4

1991

Kahn CM (Ed.)

The Merck Veterinary Manual

9

2005

Kesel ML

Veterinary Dentistry for the Small Animal Technician

1

2000

Lavin LM

Radiography in Veterinary Technology

3

2003

McCurnin DM and
Bassert JM

Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians

6

2006

McKelvey D. and Hollingshead KW

Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia

3

2003

Paddleford RR

Manual of Small Animal Anesthesia

2

1999

Quesenberry KE and Carpenter JW

Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery

2

2004

Sheldon C.C., Sonsthagen Teresa, Topel James

Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals

1

2006

Sirois M

Laboratory Animal Medicine: Principles and Procedures

1

2005


Sirois M

Instructor’s Manual to Accompany
Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology

2

2004

Thrall MA, Campbell TW, DeNicola D, Fettman MJ, Lassen ED, Rebar A, & Weiser G

Clinical Case Presentations for Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry

1

2005

Thrall MA, Baker DC, Campbell TW, DeNicola D, Fettman MJ, Lassen ED, Rebar A, and Weiser G

Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry

1

2004

Tighe Monica and
Brown Marg

Mosby’s Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians

2

2004

Tracy DL

Small Animal Surgical Nursing

3

2000

Wanamaker BP and Massey KL

Applied Pharmacology for the Veterinary Technician

3

2004

 
 

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