ASANOO1 – Perform Patient Evaluation and Triage procedures
This unit covers both the process of performing a general initial patient examination and history collation prior to a veterinary consultation and the initial assessment of an emergency/trauma patient. It details the aims and objectives of triage and commonly used triage categories.
Elements of Competency:
- Source and Record Patient history
- Perform and Document Detailed Patient Physical Examination
- Perform and document Emergency Patient Evaluation
- Knowledge, understanding and ability to perform Triage
ASANOO2 – Coordinate and Perform Medical Procedures
This unit covers commonly performed medical procedures within the veterinary workplace; including fluid therapy, urinary catheter placement and care, enteral nutrition and care of the patient following a medical procedure.
Elements of Competency:
- Coordinate and Perform Fluid Therapy Procedures, including blood transfusions
- Monitor and record fluid input and output
- Coordinate and perform indwelling urinary catheter placement and care
- Perform and monitor enteral nutrition procedures
ASANOO3 – Perform and apply Pathological procedures to Disease pathophysiology
This unit covers the use of diagnostic pathology procedures to assist in the diagnosis of patient disease, including haematology and biochemistry diagnostic tests and their relation to the pathophysiology of certain diseases.
Elements of Competency:
- Fundamentals of disease and Transmission
- Coordinate and perform pathological tests to assist disease diagnosis
- Coordinate veterinary treatments for disease processes
- Administering Medications
ASANOO4 – Coordinate and perform Imaging and Specific Clinic Procedures
This unit covers the use of imaging and specific diagnostic clinical procedures, including radiography, ultrasonography, the use of electrocardiograms and endoscopic procedures.
Elements of Competency:
- Prepare and Assist with Radiographic Procedures
- Prepare and Assist with Specific Clinic Procedures
ASANOO5 – Manage and Perform First Aid Procedures to Sustain Life
This unit covers first aid (both client advice and veterinary nurse actions) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to enable the student to manage and perform first aid procedures to sustain life.
Elements of Competency:
- Provide advice and implement first Aid procedures
- Prepare for emergency response
- Perform and assist in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
ASANOO6 – Manage and Perform Surgical Nursing Procedures
This unit covers the surgical nursing procedures required for non-routine surgical procedures, including theatre preparation, specialised surgical instruments, patient care pre, peri and post-operatively. Emphasis is placed on the emergency / trauma patient and special consideration required.
Elements of Competency:
- Conduct admission processes for surgical procedures
- Prepare the theatre environment
- Perform specific pre-operative procedures
- Monitor anaesthesia
- Manage equipment cleaning and maintenance
ASANOO7 – Manage and Perform Patient Nursing and Follow-up Procedures
This unit covers the importance of patient nursing plans and follow-up procedures. Including the development and implementation of nursing care plans and the coordination and running of nurse clinics.
Elements of Competency:
- Manage hospitalised Patients
- Provide specific Patient Care
- Manage outpatients and nurse Consultations
- Provide Grief Support
ASANOO8 – Provide Training within the Workplace
This unit covers the implementation of training to other staff members within the workplace, including preparing for a training session, methods of presentation and feedback techniques.
Elements of Competency:
- Establish effective work environment for learning
- Develop a work-based learning pathway
- Establish the learning-facilitation relationship
- Implement work-based learning pathway
- Maintain and develop learning relationship
- Close and evaluate learning relationship
- Monitor and review work-based learning pathway