veterinary nurse
ISCO: 3240. Skills: 60. Essential: 45.
Essential skills
- administer treatment to animals
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal recovery procedures
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- biosecurity related to animals
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control animal movement
- environmental enrichment for animals
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- first aid for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- handle veterinary patients
- hospitalised animal nursing care
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- manage clinical environments
- manage infection control in the facility
- manage personal professional development
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- prepare animals for anaesthesia
- prepare animals for veterinary surgery
- prepare environment for veterinary surgery
- prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide first aid to animals
- provide mentorship
- provide nursing care for animals in recovery
- provide nursing care for hospitalised animals
- provide support to veterinary clients
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- supply veterinary medicine
- support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures
- support veterinary diagnostic procedures
- treat animals ethically
Supporting skills
- administer appointments
- animal production science
- apply numeracy skills
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- deal with challenging people
- follow work schedule
- handle customer complaints
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
- maintain stocks of veterinary materials
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage veterinary practice waiting area
- plan schedule
- process payments
- understand the animal's situation
- veterinary terminology