SCTV610 – Intensive Care and Hospitalisation
Module code
SCTV610
Module title
Intensive Care and Hospitalisation
Prescription
To apply skills and knowledge to effectively manage a wide range of intensive care situations in a veterinary practice.
Students completing this module will: perform specialised techniques, including an in depth knowledge of intravenous therapy, advanced wound care, bandaging and nutritional support, an understanding of the use of chemotherapeutic agents and radioactive iodine, and develop a knowledge of physiotherapy techniques; provide nutritional support, including the use of prescription diets; practice specialist nursing techniques including oxygen therapy and the treatment and management of poisonings; support the needs of the hospitalised geriatric and diabetic animal patient.
Programmes
- SC1002
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Not Web enabled
Learning hours
- Directed hours
- 75
- Self directed hours
- 75
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Evaluate the range of fluids and equipment used in fluid therapy for intensive care patients.
2. Analyse effective wound care to a wide variety of wound types and explain complications which can arise.
3. Assess the use of radioactive and chemotherapeutic drugs in veterinary practice
4. Compare, contrast and apply advanced nursing care for a range of intensive care patients.
5 .Evaluate effective treatment and management regimes for poison cases - Content
- - Advanced intravenous fluid therapy techniques (deficiencies, electrolyte imbalances, blood products and blood therapy, patient assessment)
- Use of chemotherapeutic drugs, and radioactive Iodine
- Advanced wound care and bandaging
- Physiotherapy techniques
- Treatment of poisonings
- Specialist nursing techniques and care of special patients (Oxygen therapy, physiotherapy, feeding tubes, chest tubes) - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Formal Lectures
Tutorials
Practical sessions
Clinic visits
Guest speakers
Work placement - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment Criteria: Achievement-based.
Students must attain an overall grade of 50 to pass this module. - Learning and Teaching Resource
- An extended reading list will be supplied by the lecturer at commencement of the module. This will be updated annually.
