ANML6104 – Surgical Nursing and Dentistry
Module code
ANML6104
Module title
Surgical Nursing and Dentistry
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to manage the nursing of animal patients undergoing surgery and dentistry.
Programmes
- NZ4389
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Management of the surgical patient
- Scrubbing in and sterile nurse surgical skills
- Advanced surgical instrumentation
- Professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities involved in dentistry
- Dental disease in companion animals
- Preventative dental care and assessment of oral health
- Oral anatomy and physiology
- Dental examination
- Charting
- Periodontal probing
- Radiography
- Techniques for basic dental prophylaxis
- Nursing care of the dental patient
- Instrument care
- Infection control
- Wound types and classification
- Normal and delayed healing of tissues and wounds
- Common complications of wounds
- Management of contaminated or infected wounds
- Bandaging
- Multidrug-resistant organisms in relation to wound management - Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Analyse the nursing management of animals undergoing surgery in a companion animal healthcare environment.
LO2: Explain the role of the veterinary nurse during dental procedures.
LO3: Compare wound types and their management in an animal healthcare environment. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment portfolio 100%
The portfolio will employ a range of elements. The assessment methods will be drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional-specific requirements, etc.) and any specific needs of the group of aakonga. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods. The activities chosen will align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional-specific requirements, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
