Curricular information is subject to change.
- Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate first aid and nursing care of Irish wildlife
- Apply the principles of evidence based veterinary nursing to search the literature and critically appraise a paper.
- Identify the basic principles of rehabilitation in companion animals
- Demonstrate competence in pharmaceutical calculations and identify strategies for error avoidance
- Apply anaesthesia knowledge to appropriately manage specific case scenarios
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical | 4 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 136 |
| Online Learning | 20 |
| Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment(Including Essay): Apply the principles of evidence based veterinary nursing to a) search the literature and b) critically appraise a given paper. | Week 1 Autumn, Week 2 Autumn, Week 3 Autumn, Week 4 Autumn, Week 5 Autumn, Week 6 Autumn, Week 7 Autumn, Week 8 Autumn, Week 9 Autumn, Week 10 Autumn, Week 11 Autumn, Week 12 Autumn | Graded | No | 30 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): The final exam contains multi-part short answer questions on clinical cases. There are 4 sections: wildlife nursing; physical therapy and rehabilitation; calculations and drug errors and anaesthesia. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
No |
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Deirdre Campion | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Joei Walsh | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |