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Unit of Study VTEC3006 - Medical Nursing for Veterinary Technologists 3 (2026)

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  • Enrolment information

    Students must have completed all units in Year 2 AND VTWIL-2 (4 weeks) before enrolling in this unit. 1. This unit requires travel to off-campus locations. Check the Blackboard site for travel details, as some sites require additional travel time. Scheduled class times may appear longer as they include travel time. 2. To pass the unit, students must complete and satisfy requirements for all assessment tasks. 3. Attendance: Attendance and participation are strongly linked to student success and retention. Students are encouraged to attend all classes and engagement activities to support learning, progression, and success as a veterinarian or veterinary technologist. For units with practicals or activities linked to developing VNCA Day One Competencies required for AVNAT registration, attendance is required. Specific attendance requirements will be communicated within the unit.

Unit description

This unit provides students with the core competencies in nursing care of avian, native, wildlife, exotic, zoo and large animal species. Students will apply their animal handling skills and become competent in the assessment of these animals. They will be able to perform diagnostic procedures and work as part of the veterinary health care team in the treatment and management of these species in veterinary practice. The unit includes instruction in wildlife rehabilitation and release. 

Unit content

Module 1. General principles of avian, native, wildlife, exotic, and zoo animal husbandry

Module 2. Nursing care of avian, native, wildlife, exotic, and zoo animals 1

Module 3. Nursing care of avian, native, wildlife, exotic, and zoo animals 2

Module 4. Wildlife rehabilitation and release

Module 5. Nursing care of large animal species 1

Module 6. Nursing care of large animal species 2

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2026

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate competency in handling, assessing, and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in avian, native, wildlife, exotic, zoo, and large animal veterinary species

apply well-developed knowledge to communicate the principles of zoo animal husbandry, nutrition and welfare

analyse and discuss the ethical considerations in wildlife rehabilitation and release

demonstrate proficiently and cultural competency in working as part of a wildlife clinical care team while engaging in reflective practice.