{"id":1854,"date":"2020-05-30T09:10:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T07:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistenteveterinario.it\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2020-06-20T03:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:20:31","slug":"the-role-of-the-veterinary-nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistenteveterinario.com\/en\/the-role-of-the-veterinary-nurse\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of the Veterinary Nurse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Let&#8217;s find out what the veterinary nurse does, her duties, responsibilities and daily tasks: the role of the veterinary nurse<\/h3>\n<p>The veterinary nurse not only supports the work of the veterinarian every day but contributes to the overall management of the veterinary practice. She takes care of the clients&#8217; reception, disinfection and care of surgical and working environments, sterilization of surgical instruments, therapies, anaesthesia and care of patients before and after operations.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s now see in detail what the duties and responsibilities of a veterinary nurse assistant are.<\/p>\n<h3>The importance of the veterinary nurse<\/h3>\n<p>The duties of a veterinary nurse are somewhat similar to those performed by human nurses in human medicine.<\/p>\n<p>For the veterinary profession, the presence of this type of qualified auxiliary staff, as an active player in the team, constitutes an absolutely significant step forward.<\/p>\n<p>The functions performed by the veterinary nurse vary according to the many ways in which the common veterinary practice can be subdivided.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the tasks of a veterinary nurse in practice, hospital or small animal veterinary clinic are described below.<\/p>\n<h3>The tasks of the veterinary nurse<\/h3>\n<p>Listed below are most of the responsibilities of a workplace veterinary nurse in a veterinary practice that treats mainly small animals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Observing the conditions and behaviour of animals;<\/li>\n<li>Performing the physical examination: a physical examination is the set of diagnostic manoeuvres of a general visit to verify the presence or absence, in the patient, of the signs (or objective symptoms) of a deviation from the condition of physiological normality;<\/li>\n<li>Describing and reporting on the anamnesis of the animals, i.e. the collection of all the information necessary for diagnosis;<\/li>\n<li>Taking care of daily consultations on nutrition, prevention and providing advice on the animal&#8217;s behaviour;<\/li>\n<li>Preparing animals and tools in the pre-operative phase;<\/li>\n<li>Providing first aid and nursing care necessary to injured or hospitalized animals;<\/li>\n<li>Applying bandages on wounds and fractures;<\/li>\n<li>Managing the records of dangerous drugs;<\/li>\n<li>Preparing the doses of the drugs based on the concentration of the preparation and the weight of the animal;<\/li>\n<li>Performing radiographic examination according to the diagnostic need and being able to read the X-rays;<\/li>\n<li>Carrying out laboratory tests, such as analysis of blood and urine, faeces and skin or hair cells;<\/li>\n<li>Providing assistance during surgical operations;<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring anaesthesia on animals and their response;<\/li>\n<li>Supervising animals during awakening from anaesthesia, writing down their vital parameters and looking after them in the post-operative phase;<\/li>\n<li>Managing the drugs prescribed by the veterinary surgeon to patients and fluid therapy;<\/li>\n<li>Sterilizing the instruments, the gauze, the gowns and all the necessary tools for the surgical operations and the operating room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other tasks of the veterinary nurse<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Taking care of inventories and orders;<\/li>\n<li>Updating the database that collects all the information on patients&#8217; medical history;<\/li>\n<li>Managing of appointments and phone calls, and generally everything related to clients;<\/li>\n<li>Managing communication of prices, times and tasks with the owner regarding the therapies to be done once outside the practice;<\/li>\n<li>Reception of customers;<\/li>\n<li>Managing general workplace disinfection and cleanliness;<\/li>\n<li>Supporting and coordinating the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>In conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The duties of a veterinary nurse are varied. The responsibilities of a veterinarian nurse cover many areas: receptionist, anesthesiologist, consultant, theatre assistant, laboratory technician, manager and many others.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is certain: you can&#8217;t get bored in this job. The diversity and the number of things to do, update and learn are different and interesting every day. Furthermore, op[opportunities for growth and specialization of skills are plentiful: working with exotic animals, focusing on fish, reptiles or marine mammals specifically, becoming a head nurse and managing a team of&nbsp; people or specializing in one specific animal&#8217;s apparatus (eg, orthopaedic, respiratory, nutritional etc)<\/p>\n<p>Not only will you discover new clinical cases and different therapeutic approaches every day, but working in contact with animals (and a team of people with your same ideal) will fill your days with exciting things to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s find out what the veterinary nurse does, her duties, responsibilities and daily tasks: the &#8230; <a title=\"The role of the Veterinary Nurse\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/assistenteveterinario.com\/en\/the-role-of-the-veterinary-nurse\/\" aria-label=\"More on The role of the Veterinary Nurse\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[171,172,168,162,169,163,161],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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