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This is for a Job Description. I need to know what are the key tasks/objective and management information requirement for Veterinary Nurse. I also need a Job Specification-Knowledge and skills such as key tasks, knowldege/experience and skills required. Any Nurses out there who can help me, I would be very happy...
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1It depends a bit on where you end up working. In some clinics (with a control-freak boss!!) a nurse mightn't be much more than a receptionist and cleaner, whereas in others, the nurses virtually run the place!
To give you an idea of what I consider a good clinic- where I work, the preliminary consult is done by one of the nurses. We take a history from the owner, we do a very basic examination of the animal and we go out and pass that on to the vet who then comes in to do the rest of the consult. It is also the nurses who give the puppy or kitten talks (i.e. general health care, information on flea/worm treatments, feeding, etc.)
Out the back, the nurses do almost everything except the actual surgeries. We hold animals for the vet, we do things like taking bloods and running in-house pathology. We set up for surgery, and usually are responsible for monitoring animals under anaesthetic, plus stuff like microchipping (under vet supervision, thanks to new laws), tattooing and giving drugs.
Nurses also get the "drudge jobs" no matter where you work- cleaning instruments after surgery, packing kits for them to be sterilised, cleaning kennels & cages, unpacking food/drug orders, and so on.
Required knowledge/experience/skills really also depends on the clinic- some places will only employ experienced, TAFE trained vet nurses (I'm in Australia, not sure what things are like o/s) while some are more than happy to take on someone new to it all and train them on the job. If you've got basic confidence & competence around animals, and good people skills, then you're on the right track.
Hope that helps- please feel free to email me at longears13@yahoo.com.au if you want more info :o)
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