PetSmart Pet Care Basics Exam 2024: Questions With
Solutions
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required to be used in Pet Care?
- ANSWER ALL (Aprons or gowns, goggles, disposable gloves, and masks or N95
masks)
Biosecurity is the actions taken to prevent the introduction of microorganisms and
disease. True or false? - ANSWER True
How are microorganisms and disease spread? - ANSWER ALL (Direct contact with
an infected agent or host through skin, saliva, feces, urine wounds or droplets from
coughing or sneezing; indirect contact with an inanimate object like clothes, fur, hair,
feathers, or scales; environmental reservoirs like bedding and substrate; using the
same pair of gloves to handle multiple pets in the Quiet Room)
How can you prevent the spread of disease? - ANSWER ALL (Wear appropriate
PPE; Use the appropriate disinfectant; Assess the situation or interaction; Wash
and/or disinfect hands before and after all interactions with Pets; Flow of cleaning)
What conditions below are considered clinical signs of an emergency condition that
require immediate attention? - ANSWER ALL (Broken bone; Non-responsive; Minor
bite wound; Respiratory distress; Seizures)
When would a pet in the Quiet Room that needs medical attention be required to be
seen by a vet? - ANSWER 1. Within 72hrs of initially determining the pet needs
medical attention for a non-emergency health concern; 2. The vet appointment must
match the urgency of the pet's illness or injury; 3. ASAP for emergency conditions.
A bearded dragon is being monitored in the Quiet Room due to being picked on by
cage mates on the sales floor. One the 3rd day of being monitored, an associate
observes that the pet has been less active for two days in a row and it was
determined the pet should be seen by a vet. Select the best response when the pet
must be seen by the store's vet partner? - ANSWER The store would immediately
schedule a vet appointment for the pet to be seen within 72hrs.
A bird appears to have broken its leg as it has not been putting weight on it. Select
the best response on how to handle this emergency situation. - ANSWER This is an
emergency and the pet must immediately be seen by a vet.
A pet can be returned to the sales floor as soon as it has completed the vet's
treatment plan, if appears healthy, and no additional follow up appointments were
requested by the store's vet partner. True/false? - ANSWER True
A pet in the Quiet Room is not improving while following the treatment plan from the
store's vet partner. What is the best course of action to take to handle this situation
Solutions
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required to be used in Pet Care?
- ANSWER ALL (Aprons or gowns, goggles, disposable gloves, and masks or N95
masks)
Biosecurity is the actions taken to prevent the introduction of microorganisms and
disease. True or false? - ANSWER True
How are microorganisms and disease spread? - ANSWER ALL (Direct contact with
an infected agent or host through skin, saliva, feces, urine wounds or droplets from
coughing or sneezing; indirect contact with an inanimate object like clothes, fur, hair,
feathers, or scales; environmental reservoirs like bedding and substrate; using the
same pair of gloves to handle multiple pets in the Quiet Room)
How can you prevent the spread of disease? - ANSWER ALL (Wear appropriate
PPE; Use the appropriate disinfectant; Assess the situation or interaction; Wash
and/or disinfect hands before and after all interactions with Pets; Flow of cleaning)
What conditions below are considered clinical signs of an emergency condition that
require immediate attention? - ANSWER ALL (Broken bone; Non-responsive; Minor
bite wound; Respiratory distress; Seizures)
When would a pet in the Quiet Room that needs medical attention be required to be
seen by a vet? - ANSWER 1. Within 72hrs of initially determining the pet needs
medical attention for a non-emergency health concern; 2. The vet appointment must
match the urgency of the pet's illness or injury; 3. ASAP for emergency conditions.
A bearded dragon is being monitored in the Quiet Room due to being picked on by
cage mates on the sales floor. One the 3rd day of being monitored, an associate
observes that the pet has been less active for two days in a row and it was
determined the pet should be seen by a vet. Select the best response when the pet
must be seen by the store's vet partner? - ANSWER The store would immediately
schedule a vet appointment for the pet to be seen within 72hrs.
A bird appears to have broken its leg as it has not been putting weight on it. Select
the best response on how to handle this emergency situation. - ANSWER This is an
emergency and the pet must immediately be seen by a vet.
A pet can be returned to the sales floor as soon as it has completed the vet's
treatment plan, if appears healthy, and no additional follow up appointments were
requested by the store's vet partner. True/false? - ANSWER True
A pet in the Quiet Room is not improving while following the treatment plan from the
store's vet partner. What is the best course of action to take to handle this situation
