Learning Outcomes:
Use reflective skills to identify their personal learning processes and apply them to ongoing professional and lifelong learning.
Discuss the impact of contextualised care, euthanasia, and pet bereavement on clients, patients, and members of the veterinary team.
Demonstrate the ability to run a veterinary nursing consult, including communication, client education, and common general practice topics.
Apply principles of clinical governance, including clinical audits and quality improvement processes.
Recognise and address common welfare issues in clinical practice, incorporating sustainability, ethical reasoning, and evidence-based decision-making.
Communicate effectively and empathetically with clients and colleagues, including through structured communication exercises and role-play.
Demonstrate professional behaviour, self-management, and resilience appropriate to the veterinary nursing profession.
Indicative Module Content:
Professionalism & Communication
Ethics, Welfare, Legislation, and Animal Care
Practice Organisation & Quality Assurance (via clinical governance and audit)
Personal Development & Reflective Practice