Diploma
| Campus |
Mid Year Intake? |
Study Mode |
Entry Requirements |
| Elgar |
No |
External |
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing; and/or employment in a veterinary hospital or emergency/specialist veterinary clinic where emergency and critical care procedures are performed
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Course Description
This qualification is from the Animal Care and Management Training Package. It is the industry standard for veterinary nurses who provide support for an extensive range of emergency and critical care procedures within a veterinary hospital or emergency/specialist veterinary clinic. Candidates undertaking study for this qualification should expect that access through paid employment to a veterinary hospital or emergency/specialist veterinary clinic where emergency and critical care procedures are performed will be essential for meeting assessment requirements of some units.
Subjects you can Study
Core: Maintain OHS processes; Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices; Coordinate patient admission and discharge; Apply imaging routines; Perform clinic pathology procedures; Perform clinic office procedures; Carry out surgical nursing routines; Nurse animals; Carry out medical nursing routines; Coordinate and perform theatre routines; Provide specific animal care advice; Carry out veterinary dental nursing procedures; Prepare for emergency response; Perform emergency procedures to sustain life; Provide nursing support for critical care surgery.
Diploma
Duration
Structure
15 units: 15 core
Entry Requirements
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing; and/or employment in a veterinary hospital or emergency/specialist veterinary clinic where emergency and critical care procedures are performed
