ANML4307 – Rural Animal Preparation for Practice
Module code
ANML4307
Module title
Rural Animal Preparation for Practice
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for effective clinical practice and first aid.
Programmes
- NZ4388
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Explain the principles of animal learning and communication in relation to behaviour and welfare.
2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of an animal healthcare assistant within an interprofessional team.
3. Discuss common emergencies and appropriate first aid responses for rural animals. - Content
- LO1
• Animal learning and communication
• Health and safety, animal welfare
LO2
• Customer service, sales, interpersonal conflicts
• Teamwork, workload management, and personal wellbeing
• Problem solving in an animal-related facility
• The importance of CPD, reflective practice, SOPs, and team communication
• Animal and client management using software
• Product knowledge and management in relation to stocking and legislation
LO3
• Recognition of rural animal emergencies
• Basic first aid techniques
• Owner communication (history collection) and management strategies - 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.
