Veterinary Nursing
Do you want to take the next step toward your veterinary nursing career? Want hands on experience and knowledge of working and caring with animals? Want to broaden your understanding and develop leadership skills in this area?
Our nationally accredited and recognised Certificate and Diploma courses in Veterinary Nursing provide graduates with a broad range of skills across various areas of veterinary nursing including identify animal anatomy and physiology for animal care work, nurse animals, apply imaging routines, perform clinical pathology procedures, perform practice office procedures, coordinate and perform surgical nursing routines and lead and manage team effectiveness.
Our course gives students hands on industry experience integrating both work placement and theoretical knowledge during their studies.
The Diploma of Veterinary Nursing requires access and regular exposure to patients (animals), clients, consults, medical and surgical cases, veterinary staff, nursing, and practice policies and procedures.
Entry Requirements
- IELTS score of 5.5 with no band less than 5.0 (or equivalent) and
- high school certificate
Career Opportunities
- a veterinary nurse
Study Subjects
Core Units
- Identify animal anatomy and physiology for animal care work
- Communicate effectively with clients and team members
- Comply with infection control policies and procedures in animal care work
- Carry out daily practice routines
- Coordinate veterinary reception duties
- Apply imaging routines
- Perform clinical pathology procedures
- Perform practice office procedures
- Coordinate and perform surgical nursing routines
- Nurse animals
- Carry out medical nursing routines
- Provide nutritional advice and support for animals
- Provide specific animal care advice
- Carry out veterinary dental nursing procedures
- Prepare for anaesthesia and monitor animal anaesthesia and analgesia
- Assist with the preparation of veterinary drugs and poisons
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Support veterinary practice communication and professional development
- Manage workplace health and safety processes
- Manage quality customer service
- Lead and manage team effectiveness
- Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
Elective Units
- Provide basic care of birds
- Provide basic care of domestic dogs
- Provide basic care of domestic cats
- Provide basic care of mammals
- Manage nursing requirements for specialised surgical procedures
- Carry out post-operative nursing routines
- Produce veterinary dental oral cavity images
- Provide veterinary dental nursing support for advanced veterinary dental surgery
- Prepare for veterinary emergency response
- Perform emergency procedures to sustain life
- Provide nursing support for critical care surgery
- Manage veterinary nursing procedures
- Apply veterinary nursing pathophysiology
- Apply principles of animal behaviour