VETN 130 - Comp Animal Nursing
PREREQUISITES: VETN 100- Intro to Vet Professions, VETN 115- Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals, VETN 105- Vet Assisting Techniques, VETN 110- Vet Office Skills. VETN 178- Veterinary Externship I
PROGRAM: Veterinary Science
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4.5
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
LAB HOURS MIN: 3
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 96
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to husbandry, medical care, and behavior of companion animals. Topics to be covered include safe animal restraint methods, medical recordkeeping, obtaining patient information, patient exam procedures, specimen collection techniques, administration of medication, basic grooming, and husbandry. In addition, this course covers basic concepts relating to companion animal behavior including normal behavior, how animals learn, behavioral modification techniques, and common behavioral issues.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe how animal anatomy and physiology are integrated with animal behavior; compare normal, abnormal, and aggressive animal behavior; and discuss low-stress animal handling techniques
- Outline nursing procedures including basic patient care and grooming, bandaging, sample collection, and administering medications and treatments
- Safely and effectively restrain companion animals
- Gather subjective and objective patient information efficiently
- Perform venipuncture and collect diagnostic samples of skin, blood, urine, and feces
- Perform basic grooming such as bathing, nail trims, and ear cleaning
- Apply emergency splints and bandages & administer medications by various routes (IV, IM, SQ, & PO)
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - * Animal behavior
* Low-stress handling
*Anatomy and Physiology related to nutrition and behavior
*Venipuncture
*Managing fliuid therapy
*Clinical management and monitoring of hospitalized patients
*Communication skills regarding: medical history of patients, client communication, reporting on medical condition of patients, medical record keeping, patient discharge
*Practice of professional and ethical behavior, judgement, and communication in medical situations
*Grooming techniques for animals
*Collection and handling of diagnostic specimens
*Administration and dispensing of medications
*Nursing care including bandaging, and record keeping
GRADING POLICY
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = <60
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