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Diploma of Veterinary Nursing

Advance your knowledge and skills in veterinary nursing and leadership.

Flexible Choice of Specialisation

Choose to study a selection of electives from four advanced specialisation areas: General Practice, Dental, Emergency and Critical Care, and Surgical.

Become a More Valuable Employee

Demonstrate an advanced level of nursing and practice management to increase your earning potential at your veterinary organisation.

Outstanding Learning Support

Students are assigned dedicated trainers to help you work through your course. All trainers and assessors have up-to-date Vet Nurse qualifications and still work in practice.

Course Overview

The ACM50219 Diploma of Veterinary Nursing is the next step to advance your knowledge and skills in veterinary nursing and leadership. AIRC offers Diploma specialisations in the fields of General Practice, Dental, Emergency and Critical Care, and Surgical.

Are you a qualified Certificate IV Veterinary Nurse looking to advance your knowledge and skills in veterinary nursing? This qualification reflects the role of a senior veterinary nurse who works under the supervision of a registered veterinarian, to provide leadership to staff and advanced nursing care for animals including applying specialist skills and in-depth knowledge to patient assessment, care and management within a veterinary workplace.

Delivery Information

ACM50219 Diploma of Veterinary Nursing is a nationally recognised course conducted as part-time correspondence based study. You will be given a study timetable upon enrolment which outlines your units of study, due dates and specific requirements for assessment.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion and an Academic Transcript which documents your individual outcomes.

Student Support Coordinators are available for one on one student support and will assist you with anything you may need.

Units of Study

Core Units

ACMSUS401 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
ACMWHS501 Manage workplace health and safety processes
BSBCUS501 Manage quality customer service
BSBWOR502 Lead and manage team effectiveness
TAEDEL402 Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
ACMVET508 Support veterinary practice communication and professional development

Elective Units

Choose one group of electives below.

Surgical elective group

ACMVET501 Manage nursing requirements for specialised surgical procedures
ACMVET502 Carry out post-operative nursing routines
Plus one other unit from another group

NB requires access to the textbook: Small Animal Surgical Nursing – Skills and concepts. Edited by: Marianne Tear, MS, LVT

Dental elective group

ACMVET503 Produce veterinary dental oral cavity images
ACMVET504 Provide veterinary dental nursing support for advanced veterinary dental surgery
Plus one other unit from another group

NB requires access to the textbooks: Atlas of Dental Radiography for Cats and Dogs. Authored by: Gregg DuPont, Linda DeBowes, and Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Edited by: Jeanne R. Perrone

ECC elective group

ACMVET505 Prepare for veterinary emergency response
ACMVET506 Perform emergency procedures to sustain life
ACMVET507 Provide nursing support for critical care surgery

NB requires access to the textbook: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians, (Andrea M Battaglia, Andrea M Steele)

General Practice elective group

ACMVET509 Manage veterinary nursing procedures
ACMVET510 Apply veterinary nursing pathophysiology
ACMVET511 Apply principles of animal behaviour

NB requires access to the textbook: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioural Medicine. Edited by: Debra F. Horwitz and Daniel S. Mills

Countries Offered

Australia. International students contact the AIRC Enrolments Team.

Entry Requirements

To enrol into this qualification you must:

Hold a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or other equivalent veterinary nursing qualification
Have extensive experience working at Certificate IV level or above in a veterinary practice
Be working in a supervisory or management role
Some elective group units have additional entry requirements. Please discuss these with AIRC.

Some elective group units have additional entry requirements. Please discuss these with AIRC.

Assessments

Assessments include a combination of short answer questions, case studies and discussion, third-party reports and practical skills assessment based in your workplace.

To find out more information, please contact us.

Fees

$5900

Payment plans available

Please contact the Animal Industries Resource Centre to have your individual pricing evaluated.

Studying with AIRC is a perfect way for nurses to balance their study, their job and their life. AIRC are just a phone call away and invaluable with their assistance in every area of the practice from Management through to Veterinary Nursing Studies.

We love the training provided by AIRC & CCG. AIRC trained nurses are incredibly competent. The rigorous training program provides nurses with a high level of underpinning knowledge. This is backed up by workplace assessments to ensure that theory translates into practice. We could not be happier with our AIRC-trained nurses and choose AIRC for both Cert IV and Diplomas.

I have relied heavily on the quality study materials, as well as the user-friendly online service and student website. I continue to rely on the Study Guides as a ready handbook for technical information in several areas of nursing practice.

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