Project: Veterinary Nursing - Medical
Created | Updated Jun 9, 2003
A work in progress! - but nearly finished!
An Introduction to Veterinary Nursing
Nutrition
Fluid Therapy
Monitoring
Recumbancy/Geriatric Care
Intensive Care
Medical Charts
Blood Transfusions
Treatments/Medications
Physiotherapy
Specialised Nursing
Ward Rounds
General
Bandaging
***applying Robert Jones Dressings, Plaster of Paris casts, pressure bandages, splints and dressings;
Medical Nursing
***day to day management of wards and treatments of hospitalised patients; progress reports to owners; keeping comprehensive hospital records; giving manual and chemical enemas; ; setting up, calculating and administration of intravenous fluid therapy in dogs, cats and rabbits, blood transfusions and subcutaneous and intraperitoneal rehydration; catheterisation of male cats and dogs – temporary or in-dwelling; chemotherapy ; nursing of intensive care patients; ; general and specialised nursing of diseases.(A706763 Measuring Blood Pressure A700903 Stethoscopes A543061 Strokes A529995 Special Dietary Requirements )
Further Information
- Veterinary Nurse Training Course - structure, entry requirements and the Animal Nursing Assistant course.
- Veterinary Nursing - a general introduction
- Veterinary Nursing - Surgical - theatre work and operating duties.
- Specialisation as a Veterinary Nurse - further qualifications available.
- Career Opportunities in Veterinary Nursing - employment prospects, further information and useful links.
