ATE 3616 - Small Animal Nursing

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Summer 2019 (560)

Requisites

Prerequisite ATE 3615 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

This course will focus on the nursing care required by companion animals as the result of disease or neonatal, geriatric, and obstetrical needs.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the common diseases of companion animals and the nursing procedures and duties of a veterinary technician associated with those diseases by:
    1. specifying the clinical signs associated with those diseases.
    2. relating the physiologic changes within the animal’s body resulting in those clinical signs.
    3. choosing appropriate nursing techniques to assist in the treatment of those diseases.
    4. evaluating the effectiveness of the chosen nursing techniques.
    5. modifying the initial nursing plan based on the response of the patient to that plan.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nursing procedures and duties of a veterinary technician associated with providing care to neonatal companion animals by:
    1. assessing the special needs of neonatal patients.
    2. choosing appropriate nursing techniques to assist in the treatment of neonatal patients.
    3. evaluating the effectiveness of the chosen nursing techniques.
    4. modifying the initial nursing plan based on the response of the neonatal patient to that plan.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nursing procedures and duties of a veterinary technician associated with providing care to geriatric companion animals by:
    1. assessing the special needs of geriatric patients.
    2. choosing appropriate nursing techniques to assist in the treatment of geriatric patients.
    3. evaluating the effectiveness of the chosen nursing techniques.
    4. modifying the initial nursing plan based on the response of the geriatric patient to that plan.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nursing procedures and duties of a veterinary technician associated with providing obstetrical care to companion animals by:
    1. categorizing the developmental stages of the fetus during gestation.
    2. describing the physiologic changes that occur in a pregnant animal.
    3. assessing the clinical signs associated with dystocia.
    4. choosing appropriate nursing techniques to assist in the treatment of obstetric patients.
    5. evaluating the effectiveness of the chosen nursing techniques.
    6. modifying the initial nursing plan based on the response of the obstetric patient to that plan.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 10/25/05, BOT 11/15/05, Effective 20052(0360). (Submitted as 3671, approved as 3616.) C&I 1/22/08, BOT 2/19/08, Effective 20081(0400). C&I Approval: 12/07/2010, BOT Approval: 02/22/2011, Effective Term: Fall 2011 (445). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2019 (555).
C&I Approval: 02/14/2019, BOT Approval: 03/19/2019, Effective Term: Summer 2019 (560)

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