Understand the requirements for veterinary referrals and admission

During the admission process of veterinary treatment, veterinary referrals are often used to liaise back and forth and decide the best plan of action.

On this one-week course, you’ll discover the administration skills needed to conduct a successful admission for veterinary care.

You’ll walk through each step of the process, including veterinary referrals, to discover what happens when a patient arrives and how to successfully communicate with the client. With this knowledge, you’ll ensure expectations are met and the best course of treatment is advised.

Unpack the telephone triage in veterinary nursing care

You’ll delve into the triage system, including the telephone triage, to understand how this could vary for different animals.

With this knowledge, you’ll have the skills to use triage to help you determine the next steps for patient care.

Learn how to best support the veterinarian

Delving further into the body system triage, you’ll learn which observations should be prioritised.

You’ll learn how to conduct crucial checks such as cardiovascular, neurological, and breathing checks during an emergency to understand what to look for when determining treatment.

Finally, you’ll uncover what happens post-triage to ensure you have the understanding and confidence to best support the veterinarian.

Learn from the experts at the Learning Lounge

Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at the Learning Lounge. With their expertise, you’ll finish the course with the knowledge and administration skills to successfully admit a patient into veterinary care.

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Syllabus

Week 1
Admission, Triage and Care
- Welcome and introduction
  Welcome to Admission, Triage and Care, and the start of your learning journey.
- Admission procedures for a veterinary service
  In this activity, we will discuss obtaining client details, surgical admission and admittance, triage and boarding, and the isolation ward.
- Provide veterinary nursing care
  In this activity, we will discuss triage procedures, emergency situations, cardiovascular checks and neurological checks.
- Further body system triage
  In this activity, we will discuss further body system triage, the triage interview, past triage and supporting the veterinarian.
- Wrap up
  You have reached the end of this course. In this activity, you will reflect on what you have learned.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Describe the admission procedures for veterinary service.
Explain veterinary triage procedures.
Explore post-triage procedures.

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for anyone interested in working with animals.

It will provide a starting point to help you secure an entry-level position and is ideal if you want to take the steps towards studying to become a qualified vet nurse.

Who developed the course?

Learning Lounge

Learning Lounge (LL) is Australia’s leading online course publisher. With over 100,000+ hours of highly produced, engaging, industry-led content across 20+ industries.

Learning Lounge believes fervently in the value of online learning: it is fundamental to their vision and always will be. They are constantly investing in improving a learner’s experience by creating engaging, interactive content.

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