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Domain - Veterinary Nursing
All unit standards registered on the Directory of Assessment Standards may be accessed here.
TOP > Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Animal Care and Handling > Veterinary Nursing
| 0 Qualifications | 42 Assessment Standards (42 Units) | View Education Organisations with Consent to Assess |
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| Level 2 | ||||||
| 5213 | Unit |
Assist with artificial breeding of dogs This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
2 Credits |
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| 5216 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of ethics and legislation as it applies to nurses in a veterinary practice This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| Level 3 | ||||||
| 16649 | Unit |
Nurse animals in the presence of zoonoses and public health hazards This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 21384 | Unit |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of professional behaviour for veterinary nurses This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5160 | Unit |
Nurse a hospitalised animal patient This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5178 | Unit |
Assist to take radiographs of animals, and process This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
4 Credits |
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| 5191 | Unit |
Admit and discharge animal patients This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
4 Credits |
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| 5192 | Unit |
Dispense animal drugs as directed by the veterinarian This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5194 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian with small animal consultations This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 5198 | Unit |
Assist in the collection and storage of blood and administration of a blood transfusion to an animal This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5201 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian to obtain diagnostic samples This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 5202 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian to perform post-mortem procedures This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5203 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian with equine consultations, surgery, and parturition, and carry out neonatal nursing This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| 5204 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian with consultations and surgery involving farm animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
15 Credits |
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| 5205 | Unit |
Nurse hospitalised caged birds This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
4 Credits |
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| 5210 | Unit |
Nurse an animal patient undergoing chemotherapy treatment This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5211 | Unit |
Prepare and nurse an animal patient undergoing radiotherapy treatment This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 5214 | Unit |
Assist with artificial breeding of large animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 5217 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian with ultrasound imaging of an animal This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5220 | Unit |
Set up and maintain an electrocautery unit, and assist with electrocauterisation of animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
2 Credits |
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| 5221 | Unit |
Set up and maintain an endoscope, and assist with endoscopy of animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
2 Credits |
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| Level 4 | ||||||
| 5155 | Unit |
Prepare animal patients for surgery This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5179 | Unit |
Conduct preliminary clinical examination of an animal This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
3 Credits |
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| 5182 | Unit |
Provide emergency first aid care to large animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
12 Credits |
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| 5212 | Unit |
Nurse an orthopaedic animal patient This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5215 | Unit |
Assist with embryo transfer in animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| Level 5 | ||||||
| 5156 | Unit |
Assist with animal surgery as a circulating veterinary nurse This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
8 Credits |
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| 5157 | Unit |
Assist with animal surgery as a surgical veterinary nurse This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5158 | Unit |
Assist the veterinarian with animal anaesthetic and analgesic procedures This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
18 Credits |
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| 5159 | Unit |
Provide intensive post-operative care for an animal This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5161 | Unit |
Manage a hospitalised animal patient This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5177 | Unit |
Take radiographs of animals, and process This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
15 Credits |
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| 5181 | Unit |
Provide emergency first aid care to companion animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
8 Credits |
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| 5185 | Unit |
Receive native and exotic animals and birds for rehabilitation, rearing, re-homing, release or disposal This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 5199 | Unit |
Set up an intravenous drip, and manage an animal while on fluid therapy This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| 5206 | Unit |
Nurse geriatric animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
4 Credits |
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| 5207 | Unit |
Nurse animal patients with specific medical conditions This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
8 Credits |
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| 5208 | Unit |
Nurse companion animal patients with an infectious disease This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
6 Credits |
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| 5209 | Unit |
Nurse an intensive care animal patient This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
6 Credits |
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| 5218 | Unit |
Produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) from an animal This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
4 Credits |
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| 5219 | Unit |
Perform manual, ultrasonic, and rotodontic dental scaling on small animals This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
5 Credits |
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| Level 6 | ||||||
| 5190 | Unit |
Provide emergency first aid for companion animals in the absence of the veterinarian This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is 31 December 2022. |
10 Credits |
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