Karen Coumbe, MA VetMB CertEP CertVA MRCVS, trained as a veterinary surgeon at the University of Cambridge and has more than 25 years experience in equine veterinary practice. She has worked at Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, an equine hospital in Kent, since it started, and is responsible for nurse training.  She has been involved in developing the UK's equine veterinary nursing qualification and has also been an equine nursing examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE “Karen Coumbe has successfully edited another fantastic book for equine veterinary nurses. It is a must-have book for nurses and practices, or anyone who works with horses, as a primary reference to assist them in their training and subsequent years as registered equine nurses.”  (Veterinary Record, 16 February 2014)"This book is essential for anyone nursing in equine practice, either in training or as a qualified equine veterinary nurse. This is the second edition of the book and it has been revised to include further advances in clinical practice, particularly with reference to imaging techniques that have come to the forefront in recent years. I was excited to be asked to review the book and now encourage all my nurses to read it, whether they be first-year trainees covering equine and small animal topics or qualified nurses needing to read up on more advanced procedures. Despite being someone who is easily sidetracked when expected to read dense text, I found myself wanting to read more. The chapters are written by well-respected experts from a variety of clinical backgrounds. The use of coloured pictures, schematic diagrams, tables, sub-headings and highlighted ‘key note’ boxes make information easy to read, understand and absorb. All chapters include a range of suggested further reading for those who wish to enhance their knowledge and understanding further. Chapters on subjects that can be weighty for nurses to learn, such as anatomy and physiology or diagnostic imaging, include plenty of diagrams and photographs to help visualise and understand the dynamics of the subject. Several chapters apply a visual approach to learning.  Karen Coumbe has successfully edited another fantastic book for equine veterinary nurses. It is a must-have book for nurses and practices, or anyone who works with horses, as a primary reference to assist them in their training and subsequent years as registered equine nurses."Veterinary Record

• List of contributors, vii Foreword, ixPreface to the second edition, xAbbreviations and Acronyms, xi1 Basic equine management, 1W. Linnenkohl & D.C. Knottenbelt2 Anatomy and physiology, 25P.D. Clegg, N. Townsend & R.C. Conwell3 Genetics, 69G. Munroe 4 Reproduction, 78J.F. Pycock5 Nutrition, 97P.A. Harris6 Clinical nutrition, 121P.A. Harris7 Basic first aid, 134M. Smith & S.J. Haylock8 General nursing, 153K. Snalune & A. Paton9 Safety management in the practice, 176A. Jones & A. Barr10 The equine nurse’s professional responsibilities, 184S. Pullen11 Medicines and their management, 191C.A. Roberts, L. Loines & K. Tillett12 Laboratory diagnostics, 201R.J. Naylor, L.L. Hillyer & M.H. Hillyer13 Fluid therapy, 226V.E.N. Copas & J.C. Boswell14 Medical nursing, 246J.D. Slater & E.J. Knowles15 Foal nursing, 286S.J. Stoneham16 Equine orthopaedic nursing, 303E.D. Barr & E. Jones17 Diagnostic imaging, 332M.A. Smith, K. Holmes & N. Turley18 General surgical nursing, 382S. Boys Smith & B.M. Millar19 Theatre practice, 407D.P. McHugh20 Anaesthesia, 432J.C. Murrell & V. Ford-FennahIndex, 461

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