Unit of Study VTEC2001 Medical Nursing for Veterinary Technologists 1 (2026)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

VTEC1002 - Principles of Animal Health Assessment for Veterinary Technologists AND VTEC1003 - Surgical Theatre and Dental Care for Veterinary Technologists

Enrolment information

Students must have completed all units in Year 1 AND VTWIL-1 (4 weeks) before enrolling in this unit. Attendance Requirements - Due to the requirements for experiential learning as well as compliance with professional accreditation standards, attendance at tutorials, workshops, practicals and field trips is expected. Some learning experiences will be hybrid, but daily attendance at the Lismore campus will be typically expected. Students must attempt all assessments as per the Assessment Teaching and Learning Policy.

Unit description

This unit provides students with further exposure to animal assessment and recording medical data. Students will perform clinical examinations on domestic species and collect appropriate medical histories, learn to recognise signs of ill health and predict the appropriate diagnostic approach to achieve diagnosis. Students will also learn to formulate a management plan to care for sick and injured domestic animals.

Unit content

Module 1. Performing a client consultation and history taking

Module 2. Clinical examination

Module 3. Principles of medical nursing

Module 4. Presentation of ill health and diagnostic approaches

Module 5. Principles of patient management

Module 6. Formulating a patient management plan

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate proficiency in gathering a medical history and accurately recording clinical examination findings in common domestic species

perform a physical examination on a range of domestic animal species in order to detect clinical signs of ill health

demonstrate proficiency in determining a management plan for caring and supporting animals affected by ill health

discuss the presentation of specific illness and the appropriate diagnostic approaches aimed to achieve diagnosis.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 1 Hour (3 Per week)

Practical 3 Hours (Weekly)

Assessment
OSCE	40%
Portfolio	45%
Quiz	15%

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Domestic

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