vet1vna applied veterinary nursing practice a
APPLIED VETERINARY NURSING PRACTICE A
VET1VNA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will develop and practice a wide range of nursing and technical skills required by practicing veterinary nurses. Students' applied learning will be undertaken in a controlled laboratory environment. Nursing approaches taught include: an examination of the nursing process, models, plans, and protocols, and their application in practical veterinary nursing. Students will begin to learn skills required within emergency nursing and ICU areas. Students will consider ways in which a sustainable veterinary practice can be achieved and maintained. The concepts of peer education and peer review will be taught, and students will be guided through their approach to these. Through their work integrated learning (WIL) placement, students will work in a veterinary hospital with an experienced veterinary nurse to further practice and develop a range of level appropriate veterinary clinical skills. During their weekly workshop, students will be guided in how to prepare themselves to gain employment in veterinary nursing, and will be encouraged develop their resume and apply for trainee positions.
SchoolLife Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDilhani Premaratna
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted in the Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing (SBVN) and have passed VET1IVN
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
BSAVA textbook of veterinary nursing
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorTurner, L, Cooper, B & Mullineaux, E
Year2011
Edition/Volume5th edn
PublisherBritish Small Animal Veterinary Association
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
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URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Aspinall's complete textbook of veterinary nursing
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorAckerman, N
Year2016
Edition/Volume3rd edn
PublisherElsevier
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedYes
Work-based learningYes
Self sourced or Uni sourced
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subjectPartial subject
Total hours/days required36 hours
Location of WBL activity (region)Domestic - metro
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours placement - off site per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
WIL Placement
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Delivered as reading material, quizzes, video clips.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 x 5 minute Pre-workshop online Quizzes (850 words equivalent) 2% each Weeks 2-12 | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
| Team Nursing care Plan report (400 words /student) Team Report 4 students/team 1200 words total report - 400 words/student Develop nursing care plans which apply nursing process, models and plans to case studies. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2 |
| Team Veterinary Nursing procedure design report (400 words / student) Team report 4 students/team 1200 words total report - 400 words/student Design a procedure in an area of emergency nursing, barrier nursing or shelter medicine, which implements a sustainable and one-health consistent approach. Team educates peers during a workshop session on the procedure. Peers offer feedback on the procedure, and the team reviews their procedure based on peer feedback. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO3, SILO5 |
| 1 x 30 min individual practical skills test (1200 words equivalent) Tutor led observational testing in simulation lab of a range of veterinary nursing skills Individual exercise. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO4 |
| Reflective Placement Journal (1200 words equivalent) Weekly, Individual reflective journal. 2400 words. Students critically reflect on their learning, critical cases and interpersonal communication experienced during WIL clinical placements. Based on this, students constructively consider, what they can further learn and/ or implement in the future, from a knowledge, skill or emotional perspective. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO6 |