Undergraduate Programmes BVet Nurse

Clinical veterinary nursing 121
 (CVN 121)

Module content

Relevant anatomy and physiology, husbandry and handling, hospitalisation, medical
nursing, surgical nursing, emergency and critical care, nutrition, common conditions,
neonatal care, and anaesthesia of birds; reptiles; small mammals including rabbits,
rats and mice, guinea pigs and chinchillas; primates, small carnivores, sugar gliders,
hedgehogs and small wildlife. The hand rearing of wild hoof stock.

Module credits 8.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 2 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 2

 

 

Clinical veterinary nursing 211

(CVN 211)


Module content

Nursing and physical rehabilitation of musculo-skeletal patients of the relevant
domestic animals. Diagnostic imaging of the skeleton. Principles of theatre practice.

Module credits 18.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 4 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 1

 

Clinical veterinary nursing 214
 (CVN 214)


Module content

Nursing of the patient with endocrine disease, of the relevant domestic animals.
Nursing of urinary and renal patients. Diagnostic procedures related to the endocrine
system, bladder and kidneys.

Module credits 12.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 2 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 1

 

Clinical veterinary nursing 221 
(CVN 221)


Module content

Nursing of ophthalmological and neurological patients, of the relevant domestic
animals. Diagnostic imaging of the skull and spine. Diagnostic procedures related to
the eye and nervous system.

Module credits 12.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 2 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 2

 

Clinical veterinary nursing 222 
(CVN 222)


Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Veterinary Science
Module content

Nursing of cardiac and respiratory patients, of the relevant domestic animals.
Anaesthesiology of the veterinary patient. Diagnostic imaging of the thorax. Other
diagnostic procedures related to the cardio-vascular and respiratory system. Physical
animal rehabilitation related to the circulatory and respiratory systems.

Module credits 18.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 4 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 2

 

Clinical veterinary nursing 223 
(CVN 223)

Module content

Critical care of patients, of the relevant domestic animals. Nursing of the oncology
patient. Nursing of a patient with multi-systemic disease. Triage and emergencies.

Module credits 18.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 4 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Semester 2

Nursing professional life 300
 (LPN 300)


Module content

A portfolio as evidence of learning is required to show that throughout the three-year
degree programme, graduates developed the skills and competencies required to
enable the veterinary nurse to be a consummate professional, capable of dealing
with the diverse challenges of veterinary nursing professional and everyday life.

Module credits 8.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 weeks of guided self-study
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Year

Veterinary nursing practice 120 
(PVN 120)


Module content

Diagnostic procedures involving veterinary nurses, including diagnostic imaging,
clinical pathology and other laboratory test, sample taking and sample management.
Introduction to the general principles of animal physical rehabilitation procedures.

Module credits 12.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 30 lectures/practicals/demos over 3 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Companion Animal Clinical Studies
Period of presentation Semester 2

Veterinary nursing practice 200 
(PVN 200)


Module content

Experiential learning: a practical application of the theoretical aspects of veterinary
nursing practice. Experiential learning and experience will be gained by means of the
Onderstepoort Skills Laboratory and limited exposure to clinic rotations in the
Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital.

Module credits 6.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Companion Animal Clinical Studies
Period of presentation Year

 

Veterinary nursing practice 300 
(PVN 300)

Module content

Experiential learning: a practical application of the theoretical aspects of veterinary
nursing practice covered in the curriculum of the BVetNurs programme. Topics
include medical nursing, surgical nursing, intensive care nursing, reproduction,
animal physical rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, ophthalmology, dentistry, theatre
practice, anaesthesiology and veterinary nursing professional life skills. Domestic
animals exposed to include cats, dogs, cattle, small stock, horses and exotic
animals/wildlife. The emphasis of practical exposure will be on attaining of the Day
One Competencies for graduating veterinary nursing professionals.

Module credits 140.00
Programmes Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 35 weeks experiential learning
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Companion Animal Clinical Studies
Period of presentation Year

 

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