Surgery

Courses tagged with "Surgery"

Nursing care and ongoing management of the diabetic patient

This online short course is designed for veterinary nurses seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in managing diabetic patients. Diabetes mellitus is a common condition in companion animals, and the role of the veterinary nurse is crucial in providing effective care and support. This course will cover essential topics related to the pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnostics, treatment, nursing care, and nursing consultations for diabetic patients.

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus in animals.
  • Recognize the clinical signs and risk factors associated with diabetic patients.
  • Learn the essential diagnostic tools and techniques for accurate diabetes diagnosis.
  • Gain knowledge of the various treatment options available and their administration.
  • Develop practical nursing care skills specific to diabetic patients.
  • Improve their communication skills to provide effective nursing consultations to pet owners of diabetic patients.

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Capnography – More than just a number

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to capnography, detailing its role in monitoring carbon dioxide levels. The course delves into the intricacies of the respiratory system, the importance of capnography, especially during anaesthesia, and the interpretation of capnograms.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the fundamentals of ventilation and the respiratory system.
  • Grasp how the respiratory system removes carbon dioxide from the body.
  • Recognise the significance of capnography in monitoring patients, particularly under anaesthesia.
  • Identify and differentiate the types of graphs used in capnography.
  • Interpret the phases and distinct parts of the capnogram waveform.

Course Type:

  • Interactive video lessons that should take up to 60 min to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD point

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Patient Assessment: It’s more than the numbers

Patient Assessment is about utilising all 5 of our senses and taking the time to listen to our senses to see the importance of the information gathered in relation to the patient’s condition.

Gathering the vital signs in that moment is the best way to provide appropriate action for the patient.

The main senses in relation to patient assessment are watch and feel.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn the art of performing comprehensive patient assessments
  • Harness the full potential of your senses in the assessment process
  • Grasp the bigger picture and identify trends within the data

Course Type:

  • Interactive video lessons that should take up to 60 min to complete

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT


Kategori: Clinical Skills

Post Anaesthesia Standards of Care

Post-anaesthesia standards of care are essential to ensure the safe recovery of animals from anaesthesia. Proper post-anaesthesia care can prevent complications and promote a successful outcome. This includes monitoring the animal’s vital signs, maintaining a stable body temperature, managing pain, and providing appropriate support and nutrition. It is important for veterinary practices to establish and adhere to strict post-anaesthesia standards of care to ensure the highest level of safety and comfort for animals under their care. By providing proper post-anaesthesia care, veterinary practices can also improve client satisfaction and trust in their services.

In this course, we will explore the goals of recovery, what as a minimum should be monitored, how to reduce complications, post-anaesthesia abnormalities and how to set your team up for success moving forward with consistency and a high standard of care.

Learning outcomes:

  • Goals of recovery
  • Monitoring parameters
  • Reducing post-anaesthesia complications
  • Patient recovery

Course Content:

  • Interactive video with quiz questions
  • Certificate of Completion

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD


Kategori: Clinical Skills

Anaesthetic Monitoring

Course outline

Understand how to monitor anaesthesia, what to monitor pre-, peri- and post-operatively and the importance of recording trends throughout anaesthesia. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Preparation for anaesthesia, patient evaluation and risk classification 
  • What and how to monitor anaesthesia
  • Anaesthetic complications

Course detail:

  • Self paced lessons that should take up to 6 hours to complete 
  • Features: 
    • If access is via a subscription then you have access fro the duration of the subscription
    • If individually purchased, you have access to the course for 365 days 
    • Includes downloadable resources 
    • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement 
  • CPD Points: 
    • 6 AVNAT NIAG 

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Basic Fluid Therapy

Fluid therapy is one of the most frequently used treatments in veterinary care. Understand the basics of fluid therapy, and learn about the types of fluids used in patient care, goals of fluid therapy and how to accurately calculate fluid therapy rates.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Constant Rate Infusions

Constant Rate infusions or CRIs are becoming an increasing mode of drug delivery in veterinary practice. It is important that vets and nurse have a solid understanding of the use of CRIs, including the methods of delivery via both syringe drivers and fluid pumps as well as determining accurate drug dosing and calculations

Course Type:
Interactive video lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT CPD point

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Gastrointestinal Surgery: Preparation and Post Op Care

Veterinary nurses play an integral role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with gastrointestinal disease and can greatly impact the outcome of these patients through effective nursing care. This session will cover all aspects of nursing care required for a patient being admitted to hospital for gastrointestinal surgery, including initial stabilisation, diagnostics, surgical support, and post-op care. Veterinary nurses completing this course will be able to confidently support and care for these patients.

Learning Outcomes:
Triage
Initial stabilisation and intravenous fluids
Patient preparation and diagnostics
Post-operative care, including medications and nursing plans

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Gloving and Gowning

Understand the gloving and gowning process, including maintaining asceptic technique, the difference between open, closed and plunge gloving. Includes video demonstration on gloving and gowning.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Instrument Care Tips

Learn the important skills of instrument cleaning, correct storage and instrument lubrication.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Medical Maths

Learn the invaluable skill of determining drug calculations, anesthetic flow rates and fluids calculations.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 1 AVA VetEd
Kategori: Clinical Skills

New Thoughts on Patient Preparation

Learn about hand scrubbing and preparing yourself for surgery, reducing the instance of surgical site infections and different techniques in patient preparation.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 0.5 NZVNA AVNP
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Oxygen Therapy

Gain knowledge on relevant anatomy and physiology of respiratory system, how to undertake a respiratory assessment and deliver oxygen therapy and learn about upper and lower respiratory tract disorders.

Course Type:

  • Short Course. Self paced lessons that should take up to 6 hours to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Includes downloadable resources
  • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Pain Identification And Management

Learn how to identify pain types and signs of pain, understand commonly used drugs and patient considerations when managing pain.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 3 hours to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
3 AVNAT | 3 AVA VetEd | 3 NZVNA AVNP
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Patient & Theatre Preparation

Discover a variety of techniques for patient and theatre preparation including the positioning, clipping and skin preparation of your patients and how to maintain asepsis.

Course Type:

  • Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Includes downloadable resources
  • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 3 AVNAT 

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Placing ECG Leads

Recognise and understand the equipment in your practice. Learn how to place ECG leads, dots and crocodile clips and practical tips and tricks on taking the trace.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 1 AVA VetEd | 0.5 NZVNA AVNP
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Prepare for Radiography

The course gives a comprehensive understanding of the preparation for radiography. It covers parts and functions of the radiographic machine, preparation of the room, equipment and the patient. It uses 60 minutes of interactive lessons.

Course Type:

  • Interactive video lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD point

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Preparing The Patient To Go Home

Learn the basics of preparing a patient for returning home. How and when to undertake catheter removal, cleaning/grooming the patient, and what to get ready before discharge.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 1 AVA VetEd
Kategori: Clinical Skills

Radiography: X-ray Machine Settings

This course covers factors that contribute to good quality exposures; KiloVolts, milliAmperage, time and Field Focal Distance and how each will affect the final image; Applying appropriate collimation.

Course Type:

  • Interactive video lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD point

Kategori: Clinical Skills

Shock: Recognition and Management

Shock is a consequence of trauma and diseases, such as heart failure, inflammatory conditions (e.g., pancreatitis), or sepsis. It is commonly seen in veterinary practice and the veterinary nurse must be able to recognise the possibility that an animal is experiencing shock and take quick and decisive action.

Learning Outcomes

  • Causes and types of shock
  • Effects of shock on the animal
  • First aid actions
  • Treatment and nursing 
  • Ongoing monitoring

Course Content:

  • 10 x videos with quiz questions
  • Certificate of Completion

Allow up to 3 hours to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 
    • 365 days if course bought individually, or
    • for the duration your subscription is active
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 3 AVNAT CPD point

Kategori: Clinical Skills