Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module the students will be able to:
1. Identify the appropriate emergency stabilisation and first aid for commonly encountered emergencies in veterinary practice
2. Identify the appropriate nursing care for critically ill animals.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 |
| Tutorial | 1 |
| Practical | 5 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 74 |
| Total | 100 |
Student cannot be awarded credit for this module if they have already achieved similar educational outcomes in higher, further or secondary education.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): The end of year exam consists of multi-part short answer questions based on the content from the lectures, practicals and tutorials. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
No |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Construct an appropriate nursing framework for a critical small animal patient using Kirby's Rule of 20. | Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 | Graded | No | 20 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ms Monica Augusto | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Deirdre Campion | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Kate Acton | Tutor |
| Mr Mark Mc Corry | Tutor |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 32, 33 | Thurs 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Thurs 09:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 32, 33 | Thurs 10:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32 | Wed 11:00 - 13:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 32 | Wed 11:00 - 13:50 |