VNUR20260 Farm Animal Nursing

Academic Year 2020/2021

In this module the student will explore a range of topics relating to Veterinary Nursing in Irish Farm Animal practice. The objectives of this module are to develop veterinary nurses who are competent to assist in private veterinary farm animal practice through a grounding knowledge in the nursing management of individual farm animal medical and surgical cases as well as a having an ability to advise farmers on herd/flock health matters. Practical nursing topics covered will be clinical examination and nursing procedures of the major farm animal species (mainly bovine and ovine), surgical nursing in farm animals and adult and neonatal nursing care of sick/injured farm animal species. There will also be an emphasis on developing a foundation knowledge in basic husbandry, infectious disease and parasite control and herd production problems such as mastitis, reproduction, and lameness. The teaching approach will involve blend of online lectures, self-directed reading, and assignments. Assessment will involve a within- and an end- of- trimester Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), mock phone call assessment and a written assignment.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand and learn about normal and abnormal clinical parameters in farm animals.
2. Identify equipment used in farm animal clinical procedures and surgery.
3. Outline some common nursing procedures (oral and intravenous fluid therapy, blood transfusion, blood sampling etc.) that are conducted in farm animal species.
4. Understand some common surgical procedures in farm animals and the pre- and post-operative surgical nursing care of these procedures.
5. Learn how to recognize common individual health and wellbeing issues in farm animals, triage these case over the phone and learn about the veterinary nursing care of these conditions.
6. Understand the appropriate husbandry and management practices for farm animal species in Ireland and how they underpin on-farm disease prevention and control.
7. Briefly discuss herd health issues that are of economic or public health significance and be appropriately equipped to advise farmers on them.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

84
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in this module include online lectures, online videos of clinical procedures and self-directed reading and assignements. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Exclusions:

Student cannot be awarded credit for this module if they have already achieved similar educational outcomes in higher, further or secondary education.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
VET10040 - Practical Animal Husbandry, VNUR10160 - Anatomy & Physiology for VN I, VNUR10280 - Principles of Vet Nursing, VNUR20190 - Anatomy & Physiology for VN II, VNUR20350 - Animal Behavior and Welfare


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Client Mock Phonecall Week 11 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Online MCQ which is not open book. Week 7 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Assignment: Nursing care of farm animal patient ; Written Assignment Week 12 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Online MCQ End of trimester MCQ n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually for the written assignment and mock phonecall; MCQ online automated feedback.

Name Role
Dr Sandra Aungier Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Marijke Beltman Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Mark Crowe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Michael Doherty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr James Gibbons Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Emmet Kelly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Catherine Mc Aloon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Sandra Nicholson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Eoin Ryan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Annetta Zintl Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Deirdre Campion Tutor
Mr John Wyatt Tutor