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Murray State College
                                                                                         Veterinary Technology
                                                                                            Student Handbook




                       15.  Veterinary technicians will work both indoors and outdoors in all weather
                          conditions during both daylight and after dark.  Long hours, shift work, stressful
                          and sometimes emotionally charged, situations are common in this fast-paced
                          profession.
                       16. Registered Veterinary Technicians will work in the capacity of a licensed
                          veterinary medical professional and will have daily interactions with doctors,
                          other technicians, support staff, clients and patients.
                       17. The technician will assume many different roles during a workday (receptionist,
                          technical assistant, nurse, kennel attendant, janitor, counselor, etc.) and will
                          interact with an endless variety of people, animals and challenging clinical and
                          interpersonal situations.
                       18. There will be frequent exposure to loud noise, odors, animal pain and suffering,
                          invasive medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures, dangerous animals, sharp
                          objects, hazardous chemicals, compressed gasses, pharmaceuticals (including
                          controlled substances), radiation and biohazards during the routine practice of
                          veterinary medicine.
                       19. There will be constant exposure to animal hair, dander and many other potential
                          allergens.




























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