Description
Plan and provide nursing care to hospitalised animals, conducting a range of activities related to areas including fluid and nutrition, hygiene and grooming, comfort and pain management, toileting, positioning and exercise, attention and enrichment, and the nursing environment.
Provision of nursing support must be in accordance with national regulatory frameworks.
Alternative labels
supply nursing care to animals in veterinary hospitals
provide nursing care for veterinary hospitalised animals
carry out duties of a veterinary nurse
deliver nursing care to hospitalised animals
perform veterinary hospital nursing activities
provide nursing care for animals in veterinary hospitals
undertake veterinary hospital nursing activities
deliver nursing care to animals in veterinary hospitals
supply nursing care to hospitalised animals
conduct veterinary hospital nursing activities
ensure hospitalised animals receive nursing care
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
occupation-specific
Relationships with knowledge
Essential knowledge
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals is essential to master the following knowledge:
Optional knowledge
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals is optional for the following skills, according to the role’s responsibility:
Hospitalised animal nursing care
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Essential skill
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals is an essential skill 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
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals 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.
Optional skill
Provide nursing care for hospitalised animals is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
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