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Vet Tech Vocabulary

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  • As a vet tech, can you prescribe medications? True or False.
    False
  • How well someone works in an environment
    ergonomics
  • As a vet tech, can you perform pet surgeries b yourself? True or False.
    False
  • If a pet comes in and has a wound, what would you put on them?
    bandages
  • These are what you call people that are members of a job
    employees
  • You give these to the animals to prevent them from getting sick (another word for shots)
    Vaccine
  • This word means the amount of work that you take on
    workload
  • This word means the amount of money that you are making.
    income
  • You may be asked by your supervising vet to help this sleeping drug to animals who need surgery
    anesthesia
  • This word means a summary of all of your experiences and education that you will give to potential employers
    resume
  • As a vet tech, can you diagnose or intepret tests without the vet? True or False?
    False
  • The name for what you fill out in order to get the job
    job application
  • This word is the process that your vet tech job may ask you to go through to make sure you have not done any crimes!
    background check
  • You may get some money back after paying taxes, this is called a _____
    tax refund
  • When you apply for vet tech jobs, they may ask you for this special number so that you can get benefits such as health insurance
    social security number
  • This word means the amount you get paid hourly
    minimum wage
  • When applying to vet tech school or jobs, they may ask for letters of _____
    recommendation
  • As a vet tech, you will have to know a lot about the parts of an animal's body. Another word for this is called ________.
    anatomy
  • You may be able to give this to the owner to take home so their pets can get better
    Medicine
  • As a vet tech, you could be in charge of looking at past medical information on pets. Another word for this is medical _______.
    history
  • How much education do you need to become a vet tech?
    2 years associate degree
  • The government may take some money out of what you make and you will have to pay ______. These help fund different things such as building bridges.
    taxes
  • To gain experience as a vet tech, you can volunteer at this place (a place where people take their pets to vets)
    vet clinic
  • Vet techs can't work unless they are under the supervision of this person
    veterinarian
  • You may have to make one of these so that you know how much money you can spend!
    budget
  • Some states may require this in order for you to fully become a vet tech...
    State license
  • As a vet tech, you can choose an area that you want to work with the most. In other words, you can ________ in it.
    specialize
  • If you have to monitor an animal's heart rate, this means you are monitoring their _________.
    vital signs
  • This word means where you live!
    residence
  • This word means the amount of money you make in a year
    salary