Nursing professional life 100


 
Module code LPN 100
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Veterinary Science
Module content

Veterinary terminology and the correct usage thereof. Career paths in the veterinary nursing profession. Collegiality and professional associations, veterinary-related laws and professional ethics. Introduction to wellness management. An introduction to establishing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating sustainable quality co-operative partnerships with communities and providing consistent veterinary nursing input in order to improve animal health and welfare within a One Health Context. This theoretical background is applied practically in a community engagement activity. Opportunity to interact with professionals and community partners working in developing communities, important communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. An introduction to research methodology, including defining a research question, research design, sampling design, methods of data collection, data analysis and interpretation and report writing. Aspects of animal welfare science and animal protection applied to companion animals (cats, dogs, horses) and production animals (cattle, sheep, pigs), and human-animal interactions.

Module credits 15.00
NQF Level 05
Prerequisites Admission into relevant programme.
Contact time 12 lectures per week for 3.5 weeks, 6 discussion classes per week for 1 week, 6 practicals per week for 1 week, 9 online lectures for 5 weeks
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Production Animal Studies
Period of presentation Year

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