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Veterinary Support Assistant Diploma Level 3
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This course is ideal for anyone assisting in a veterinary practice part-time or at the weekend, if you are considering working towards a career in a veterinary practice, or for anyone caring for ill and recovering animals at home.
Syllabus
Lesson 1: Welcome to the course and Preparing for Employment
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Introduction and course structure
Benefits of this course and getting the most out of this course
Veterinary Nurses and Nursing Assistants
Preparing for employment
Lesson 2: Veterinary Medical Terminology
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Veterinary words in easy bites
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary of veterinary terms
Lesson 3: Basic Small animal Anatomy and Physiology part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Cardiovascular system
Major body cavities
Skeletal structure
Tissue structure and shape
Lesson 4: Basic Small animal Anatomy and Physiology part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Digestive and excretory systems
Respiratory systems
Endocrine glands
Nervous system
Lesson 5: Handling animals
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Approaching an animal
Typical restraints and handling equipment
Behaviour
Correct dog and cat handling methods
Exotic handling
Lesson 6: Animal diet and nutrition
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Importance of nutrition
Types of food
Nutrients
Stages of life
Nutritional support
Lesson 7: Animal disease part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Cancer
Heart disease
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Lesson 8: Animal disease part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Skeletal diseases
Skin diseases and parasites
Infectious diseases
Other common illnesses
Lesson 9: Small animal Emergency nursing part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Aims
Assessment
Animal first aid kit
ABC and CPR
Handling a first aid patient
Shock
Lesson 10: Small animal Emergency nursing part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Fractures
Bites and stings
Wounds and burns
Poisoning and fitting
Diarrhoea and vomiting
Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
Lesson 11: Infection control
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Importance of infection control
Personal protective equipment
Cleaning and Disinfection
Sterilisation
Hand Hygiene
Isolation of an infecious animal
Waste
Lesson 12: Diagnostic Tests used by Vets
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Radiography
Ultrasound
Radiography or ultrasound?
MRI scanning in animals
Blood Tests
Urine Tests
Lesson 13: Care of ill Animals
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Monitoring
Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
Basic care of inpatients
How do vets give animals medicine?
Giving oral,ear and eye medication
How vets manage fluid levels
Lesson 14: Operation Care
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Veterinary anaesthesia
Common veterinary surgical procedures
Schedule 3 Procedures
Sterile Field
Surgical instruments
Pre op preparation
Post op care
Lesson 15: Euthanasia
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Reasons for euthanasia
Making the decision
Euthanasia process
Euthanasia of exotic pets
Signs of a dying animal
Signs of death
Burial and cremation
The animals left behind
Lesson 16: Safety and welfare
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Health and Safety laws and regulations
Hazards
Signs
Zoonosis
Safety tips
Animal rescue and welfare organisations
A veterinary nurses code of conduct
Lesson 1: Welcome to the course and Preparing for Employment
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Introduction and course structure
Benefits of this course and getting the most out of this course
Veterinary Nurses and Nursing Assistants
Preparing for employment
Lesson 2: Veterinary Medical Terminology
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Veterinary words in easy bites
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary of veterinary terms
Lesson 3: Basic Small animal Anatomy and Physiology part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Cardiovascular system
Major body cavities
Skeletal structure
Tissue structure and shape
Lesson 4: Basic Small animal Anatomy and Physiology part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Digestive and excretory systems
Respiratory systems
Endocrine glands
Nervous system
Lesson 5: Handling animals
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Approaching an animal
Typical restraints and handling equipment
Behaviour
Correct dog and cat handling methods
Exotic handling
Lesson 6: Animal diet and nutrition
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Importance of nutrition
Types of food
Nutrients
Stages of life
Nutritional support
Lesson 7: Animal disease part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Cancer
Heart disease
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Lesson 8: Animal disease part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Skeletal diseases
Skin diseases and parasites
Infectious diseases
Other common illnesses
Lesson 9: Small animal Emergency nursing part one
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Aims
Assessment
Animal first aid kit
ABC and CPR
Handling a first aid patient
Shock
Lesson 10: Small animal Emergency nursing part two
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Fractures
Bites and stings
Wounds and burns
Poisoning and fitting
Diarrhoea and vomiting
Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
Lesson 11: Infection control
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Importance of infection control
Personal protective equipment
Cleaning and Disinfection
Sterilisation
Hand Hygiene
Isolation of an infecious animal
Waste
Lesson 12: Diagnostic Tests used by Vets
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Radiography
Ultrasound
Radiography or ultrasound?
MRI scanning in animals
Blood Tests
Urine Tests
Lesson 13: Care of ill Animals
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Monitoring
Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
Basic care of inpatients
How do vets give animals medicine?
Giving oral,ear and eye medication
How vets manage fluid levels
Lesson 14: Operation Care
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Veterinary anaesthesia
Common veterinary surgical procedures
Schedule 3 Procedures
Sterile Field
Surgical instruments
Pre op preparation
Post op care
Lesson 15: Euthanasia
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Reasons for euthanasia
Making the decision
Euthanasia process
Euthanasia of exotic pets
Signs of a dying animal
Signs of death
Burial and cremation
The animals left behind
Lesson 16: Safety and welfare
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Health and Safety laws and regulations
Hazards
Signs
Zoonosis
Safety tips
Animal rescue and welfare organisations
A veterinary nurses code of conduct
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Accreditation
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards’ Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Online Academies have undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet certain quality criteria.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.
Assessment
At the conclusion of each module there is a simple multiple choice question assessment. This will help you remember the main points of the lesson and act as a check that you have retained the essential knowledge and understanding of that particular section. The results can be seen instantaneously and you can correct wrong answers. When the result is satisfactory you can progress to the next module.
Having succeeded with the last module’s multi choice review you will be able to take the final online test. When completed it is automatically sent to your tutor for assessment. If you have passed, then notification is sent to you along with PDF’s of your awards and certificates.
If not, you can re-sit this final test as many times as you like.
Course Outcomes
Once you have successfully completed all the modules and the final assessment paper you will become the proud owner of:
A Level 3 Certificate of Achievement issued by ABC Awards
A Diploma issued by Online Academies
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