ANML4306 – Rural Animal Clinical Assistance
Module code
ANML4306
Module title
Rural Animal Clinical Assistance
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to provide clinical assistance in all aspects of the 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 basic principles of assisting with diagnostic procedures relevant to the rural animal context.
2. Explain the preparation and maintenance of equipment for routine procedures in the rural animal context.
3. Describe the skills required to assist with rural animal healthcare. - Content
- LO1
• Health and safety and legislation in relation to imaging and laboratory diagnostics
• Laboratory and imaging equipment care & maintenance
• Assisting with diagnostics procedures including restraint of rural animals for diagnostics
LO2
• Preparation and maintenance of the equipment used for rural animal healthcare procedures
• Aseptic management of equipment for routine procedures
• Management of biosecurity and environmental hygiene
LO3
• Preparation for rural animal healthcare procedures in relation to health and safety, hygiene, and environment
• Caring for rural non-surgical patients
• Pre and post operative care of rural animal surgical patients
• Recognising normal and abnormal responses to rural animal healthcare procedures - 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.
