Veterinary Technician

Category - Animal Care

If a patient is admitted to a veterinary hospital and the veterinarian's instructions indicate that the animal is to be NPO, what does this mean?
  1. Medication to be administered orally
  2. Withhold food
  3. Nothing by mouth
  4. Withhold water
Explanation
Answer: C - If a veterinarian instructs that a patient is to be NPO, then that patient may have nothing by mouth. It stands for nil per os, which is Latin for "nothing by mouth."
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