Box Hill Institute Nursing

Can you please provide me some information about the Animal Nursing Course in The Box Hill Institute?

The Box Hill Institute is a great institute located in Australia. It provides several courses both to local and international students.

As you have requested the details about the Animal Nursing Course in The Box Hill Institute is given below.

The code for this course is AS911.
The trainer of this course is Louise Cook

This course is for the people who wants the employment as a veterinary nurse, pet owners etc.
The fee of this course is $600.

You can enroll in the program online by going to the official site or by calling them up.

This course will start on 9th October and will end on 27th November.
Timings are 6-9pm on Wednesdays

Course structure:
There are totally 8 sessions.

Session 1:
Introduction to Veterinary Practice

Roles of the veterinary nurse
Getting a job

Introduction to Dog and Cat Behaviour

Introduction to dog behaviour
Principles of dog training
Behavioural problems in dogs
Introduction to cat behaviour
The sixth sense
Recognised breeds of dogs seen in Australia
Breeds and general characteristics of the domestic cat

Session 2:
Introduction to Dog and Cat Health

Internal parasites
External parasites
Infectious diseases and prevention
Parasite control
Neutering
Zoonoses

Introduction to Feeding Cats and Dogs
Introduction to Grooming Dogs and Cats

Session 3:
Assisting in the Consult Room Handling and restraint of dogs in veterinary practice

Introduction
Removing a dog from a cage or pen
Lifting dogs
Handling and restraint of cats in veterinary practice
Animal examination
Identification of individual patients and their possessions
Sexing, aging and weighing dogs
Sexing, aging and weighing cats

Session 4:
The Role of the Veterinary Nurse in Surgery

Introduction
Sterilisation
Disinfectants and antiseptics
General cleaning of operating theatre
Preparing equipment and materials
Staff preparation for surgery
Pre-operative animal preparation

Session 5:
The Role of the Veterinary Nurse in Reception, Pharmacy and Anaesthesia
The role of veterinary nursing in reception:

Introduction
Admissions
Discharges
Dealing with difficult clients
Coping with grief

The role of veterinary nursing in pharmacy:

Introduction
Packaging of drugs, poisons and controlled substances

The role of veterinary nursing in anaesthesia:

Introduction
Anaesthetic terminology
Reasons for administration of anaesthesia
Inhalation anaesthesia
Routine post anaesthetic care

Session 6:
The Role of the Veterinary Nurse in Veterinary Diagnostic Procedures

Introduction
Role of clinical pathology tests
The role of the veterinary nurse
Containers for clinical pathology samples
Ultrasound
Endoscopy
Flexible endoscopes

Session 7:
Clinic Visit During this session we will tour an emergency centre and discuss:

Design
Management of clients and patients

Session 8:

First Aid for Dogs and Cats
Dressing minor wounds and applying a compression bandage
Suitable housing for injured animals

Contact:
Box Hill Institute
465 Elgar Rd, Box Hill VIC 3128, Australia ‎
+61 1300 269 445

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