Veterinary nurse
Code 3240.2.4
Veterinary nurses support animals undergoing veterinary treatment and give advice to veterinary clients in the promotion of animal health and disease prevention in accordance with national legislation.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- anatomy of animals
- animal welfare
- biosecurity related to animals
- animal behaviour
- hospitalised animal nursing care
- environmental enrichment for animals
- physiology of animals
- animal welfare legislation
- first aid for animals
- animal recovery procedures
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
Skills and competences
- administer treatment to animals
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- asistir en cirugía veterinaria
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- handle veterinary patients
- support veterinary diagnostic procedures
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control animal movement
- manage animal welfare
- manage clinical environments
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- prepare animals for anaesthesia
- prepare animals for veterinary surgery
- prepare environment for veterinary surgery
- prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment
- support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures
- provide support to veterinary clients
- provide nursing care for hospitalised animals
- provide nursing care for animals in recovery
- treat animals ethically
- monitor the welfare of animals
Transversal competences
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- assess animal behaviour
- manage infection control in the facility
- manage personal professional development
- manage animal biosecurity
- handle veterinary emergencies
- provide mentorship
- provide first aid to animals
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- supply veterinary medicine
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