ANML4301 – Rural Animal Professionalism and Infection Control
Module code
ANML4301
Module title
Rural Animal Professionalism and Infection Control
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to work in a professional, safe, and effective manner in a rural animal and animal healthcare environment.
Programmes
- NZ4388
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Discuss the application of legislation, ethics, and welfare when providing care for animals.
2. Explain the application of health and safety, and infection control principles in a rural animal context.
3. Describe attributes for professionals in an animal healthcare context. - Content
- LO1
Legislation as it applies to the AHCA role
Animal welfare and professional ethics
Scope of practice of the animal healthcare assistant
LO2
Fundamentals of microbiology
Infection control
Health and safety specific responsibilities
LO3
Interpersonal skills
Self-management and personal effectiveness
Cultural awareness - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment at the start of the course.
Aakonga are required to provide sufficient evidence against all learning outcomes in order to pass a course. - Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resource are provided to aakonga via course outlines.
