Unit of Study VTEC3001 Veterinary Nursing Care: Companion Animals (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

VTEC2003 - Veterinary Clinical Procedures, First Aid, and Wound Management AND VTEC2002 - Veterinary Diagnostic Procedures, Laboratory Techniques and Imaging

Unit description

This unit provides students with the core competencies in companion animal nursing care. Students will develop the necessary knowledge and practical skills to be competent in the handling and evaluation of the companion animal patient, performing diagnostic procedures, and assisting veterinarians with the treatment and management of companion animals in veterinary practice.

Unit content

Module 1. General principles of companion animal nursing care

Module 2. Infectious diseases of companion animals

Module 3. Companion animal nursing care 1

Module 4. Companion animal nursing care 2

Module 5. Companion animal nursing care 3

Module 6. Companion animal nursing care 4

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate proficiency in planning and performing diagnostic procedures in companion animal patients

design and implement monitoring and care plans in companion animal patients

design and implement therapeutic plans that prevent, control, and treat common companion animal diseases

demonstrate proficiently in working as part of a companion animal clinical care team while engaging in reflective practice.

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