Animal recovery procedures

Description

Strategies for supporting animals recovering from anesthesia and/or specific veterinary medical or surgical procedures.

To include monitoring, positioning, handling, administration of medication, potential emergency treatment, condition of the animal, disease process, veterinary treament, response to veterinary nursing care plan, records and communication.

Alternative labels

animal recovery protocols
factors and decision-making for animals recovering from veterinary procedures
protocols for animal recovery
factors and decision making for animals recovering from a veterinary procedure
animal recovery procedure

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

occupation-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential knowledge

Animal recovery procedures is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Veterinary nurse: Veterinary nurses support animals undergoing veterinary treatment and give advice to veterinary clients in the promotion of animal health and disease prevention in accordance with national legislation.

Optional knowledge

Animal recovery procedures is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

 


 

References

  1. Animal recovery procedures – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022