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CHAPTER 4

Facility and Equipment

Maintenance – Cleaning for

Disease Control

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Maintain basic cleanliness and orderliness of the veterinary facility
• Identify and deal with hazardous and non‐hazardous waste
• Utilize proper cleaning techniques when caring for hospitalized
animals in all wards
• Discuss the methods by which diseases are spread
• Prevent nosocomial infections and the spread of disease with the
use of disinfectants or antiseptics and proper cleaning and waste
management
• Restock supplies throughout the facility to ensure quality care
• Maintain the various pieces of equipment utilized in the veterinary
practice

NAVTA ESSENTIAL SKILLS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER
I. Office and Hospital Procedures
C. Maintain basic cleanliness and orderliness of a veterinary facility
4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic sanitation and disinfection
techniques of animal kennels and bedding, examination rooms,
hospital facilities, and surgical suites
V. Small Animal Nursing (Large Animal Nursing – Optional)
A. Safety concerns
2. Utilize patient and personnel safety measures
4. Describe isolation procedures
5. Describe hazardous waste disposal

Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant, Fourth Edition. Teresa F. Sonsthagen.
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