Alyssa Mages, CVT, FVTE, VTES, discusses catheter selection, common placement mistakes, and how preparation and hands-on practice can help veterinary technicians build confidence and improve patient care.
|Articles|August 19, 2009
Video blog: Online client forms
Author(s)Gina Toman, RVT
Posting client forms online saves pet owners' time and yours.
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Making some client forms-such as registration-available online saves pet owners' time and yours. Even better: Clients fill out these forms more completely on their own time, so you get better patient information. (Tip: If you don't possess the technology to create interactive Web forms, simply posting a downloadable PDF on your practice's Web site will suffice.)
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