VTNE Animal Care & Nursing Practice Questions
Animal Care & Nursing makes up 10 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest VTNE practice test. Here are 10 of the 40 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on the AAVSB VTNE content outline approved March 2023. The real exam passes on a scaled score of 425; 70% here is a practice target.
1. Using 50 mL/kg/day, what is the hourly maintenance fluid rate for a 20 kg dog?
- A.About 60 mL per hour
- B.About 42 mL per hour
- C.About 21 mL per hour
- D.About 100 mL per hour
Answer: B. 50 mL/kg/day times 20 kg is 1,000 mL per day, and 1,000 divided by 24 hours is about 42 mL per hour. Halving the daily total before dividing gives the 21 mL error.
2. A 10 kg dog is estimated to be 8 percent dehydrated. What is its fluid deficit?
- A.1,200 mL of fluid
- B.400 mL of fluid
- C.80 mL of fluid
- D.800 mL of fluid
Answer: D. Deficit in liters equals body weight in kg times the percent dehydration as a decimal: 10 kg times 0.08 is 0.8 L, or 800 mL. The deficit is given in addition to maintenance and ongoing losses.
3. A patient needs 600 mL over 6 hours through a 15 drop/mL administration set. What is the drip rate?
- A.25 drops per minute
- B.10 drops per minute
- C.15 drops per minute
- D.40 drops per minute
Answer: A. 600 mL over 6 hours is 100 mL per hour. 100 mL times 15 drops per mL is 1,500 drops per hour, and 1,500 divided by 60 minutes is 25 drops per minute.
4. What is the normal rectal temperature range for a healthy adult cat?
- A.103.5 to 105.5 F
- B.98.5 to 100 F
- C.100.5 to 102.5 F
- D.97.5 to 99.5 F
Answer: C. Normal feline rectal temperature is about 100.5 to 102.5 F (38 to 39.2 C). Readings above 103 F in a calm cat are consistent with fever or hyperthermia, and below 99 F with hypothermia.
5. What is the normal resting heart rate of an adult horse?
- A.90 to 120 beats per minute
- B.10 to 20 beats per minute
- C.28 to 44 beats per minute
- D.60 to 90 beats per minute
Answer: C. An adult horse at rest has a heart rate of roughly 28 to 44 beats per minute. Rates in the 60s and above at rest point to pain, colic, excitement or shock.
6. What is the normal resting respiratory rate of an adult dog?
- A.10 to 30 breaths per minute
- B.50 to 80 breaths per minute
- C.4 to 8 breaths per minute
- D.30 to 50 breaths per minute
Answer: A. A resting adult dog breathes about 10 to 30 times per minute. Panting is not counted as a respiratory rate, so the count is taken when the mouth is closed and the dog is calm.
7. A healthy cat weighs 4 kg. Approximately how much total blood volume does it have?
- A.About 60 mL
- B.About 120 mL
- C.About 400 mL
- D.About 240 mL
Answer: D. Feline blood volume is about 60 mL/kg, so a 4 kg cat has roughly 240 mL. Dogs carry more per kilogram, about 80 to 90 mL/kg, which is why a 4 kg dog figure would be nearer 340 mL.
8. Which of these is considered a core vaccine for every dog?
- A.Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme)
- B.Canine parvovirus
- C.Bordetella bronchiseptica
- D.Canine influenza virus
Answer: B. Canine core vaccines are distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus and rabies, and the 2024 AAHA update added leptospirosis as core for all dogs. Bordetella, canine influenza and Lyme are noncore vaccines chosen by lifestyle and regional risk.
9. Which of these is a core vaccine for every cat?
- A.Bordetella bronchiseptica
- B.Feline panleukopenia
- C.Feline infectious peritonitis
- D.Chlamydia felis
Answer: B. Feline core vaccines are panleukopenia, herpesvirus-1, calicivirus and rabies, with feline leukemia recommended as core for kittens. FIP, Chlamydia and Bordetella vaccines are noncore or not generally recommended.
10. How is the initial core vaccine series typically scheduled for a puppy that starts at 8 weeks of age?
- A.Weekly doses until 12 weeks of age
- B.Every 6 weeks until 6 months of age
- C.One dose at 8 weeks and one at 1 year
- D.Every 2 to 4 weeks until 16 weeks of age
Answer: D. Puppies receive the core series every 2 to 4 weeks until they are older than 16 weeks (18 to 20 weeks where distemper and parvovirus risk is high) so a dose lands after maternal antibodies wane. A booster follows within a year, then every 3 years for most core products.
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