Development and Validation of a Feline Medial Saphenous Venipuncture Model and Rubric

• DOI: 10.3138/jvme.0718-085
• Publication Date: 2019-11-18T17:29:52Z
• Authors: Julie A. Hunt; Caitlin Hughes; Matthew Asciutto; Jennifer T. Johnson
• Keywords: Venipuncture; Rubric

Cats are extremely popular pets with the reputation of being uncooperative for even common procedures, such as venipuncture. In this study, we sought to create and validate a cat medial saphenous venipuncture model rubric use in veterinary training. The validation framework consisted content evidence, internal structure relationship other variables. Eleven veterinarians technicians who were experienced procedure evaluated by means survey. These participants, along 25 students novices at skill, performed on while digitally recorded. One hundred percent participants 88% reported that was helpful teaching feline They identified few areas continued improvement, including increasing blood flow rate decreasing vessel wall rigidity. Experienced users' scores significantly higher than novice students' (experienced, M = 13.4; 16.5; p .05), suggesting model's features adequate differentiate performances various users. Internal consistency eight-item acceptable .74. results supported education.