ADVANCED VETERINARY SURGICAL PATIENT CARE
VET3ASC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will learn how to move beyond routine surgical nursing, to work as a senior surgical nurse and manager. Students will learn how to manage surgical theatres and wards within a veterinary hospital, to ensure that patient care at the pre-, peri- and post-operative stages is prioritised appropriately and maintained to a high standard. Students will learn how to plan, monitor and manage the anaesthesia and analgesia of a range of complex veterinary surgical patients. Students will also learn how to critically examine theatre space design and workflow. The management of theatre personnel, equipment and patients involved in a surgical theatre's daily operations will be taught. Finally, students will plan the specific pre-, peri-, and post-operative care requirements of a range of complex surgical patients. Students will undertake a work integrated learning (WIL) placement which allow them to further develop their depth of knowledge and practical experience in surgical theatre and ward management, including the nursing, anaesthesia and analgesia management of complex surgical cases.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted into SBVN and have passed VET2IAN and VET2PVN
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Anaesthesia & Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Thomas + Lerche
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: 5thEd
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Pain management for veterinary technicians and nurses
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Goldberg, M (ed) & Shaffran
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Small animal surgical nursing
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Tear, M.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 3rd ed
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced: Self Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 45 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
Six 7.50 hours placement - off site per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WIL Placement. Roster-dependent.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Students to undertake readings or watch videos.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 5.00 hours workshop every two weeks on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Fortnightly workshops on campus
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unstructured Reflective Journal (850-essay words equivalent)Equivalent to 850 wordsReflection of WIL experience in relation to surgical care. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5 |
1.5 hour written end of semester examination (1,500-words equivalent)Held during examination period | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
5 min oral presentation and 1,200-words written report (1,600-words total)Written case study of a patient undergoing a surgical procedure, reviewing pre-, peri- and post-operative surgical, anaesthetic and analgesic and monitoring requirements (30%, and 1000 words).Oral presentation to the class (5 mins presentation) (10%, and 600 words equivalent)(End of semester) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5 |
16 min team oral presentation (4 mins/student - 200-words per student)Student team of 4 studentsOral presentation 16 mins (4 mins/student; 400 words equiv. / student)Student teams critically evaluate a working veterinary surgical theatre environment, and design improvements that could be made to it. They are to justify their choices using an evidence based approach. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO3 |