Patient Care in Practice: Next Level Nursing

Course details

One day workshop

for

Vet Nurses

Push clinical expertise to another level. Students master advanced haemodynamic monitoring, ECG, capnography, and complex IVFT — alongside intensive patient nursing, critical nutrition support, and closed-loop team handovers. Supported by real case simulations and Royal Canin expert input, this module prepares senior nurses for confident decision-making in the most demanding clinical environments.

Key learning areas:

Perform advanced patient assessment including perfusion indicators, pulses, and urine output alongside PCV/TP and blood gas interpretation
Operate advanced monitoring equipment including invasive BP, ECG, and capnography
Calculate and manage complex IVFT including shock rates, boluses, CRIs, and transfusion monitoring
Set up and manage oxygen therapy for critically ill patients
Deliver intensive nursing care for recumbent patients including physiotherapy, catheter care, and hygiene management
Monitor and chart tube feeding and recognise enteral and parenteral nutrition indications
Calculate stress energy requirements and manage feeding complications including refeeding syndrome and aspiration risk
Build and rapidly update dynamic ECC nursing care plans across multiple concurrent problems
Lead structured team handovers using closed-loop communication and NAC SOC escalation standards

Location

Level 1, 63 Herbert Street, Artarmon, NSW, 2064

Start Date

Wednesday
November 4th, 2026

Suitable For

Vet Nurses

Duration

8:30am - 5:00pm

Cost

$750

CPD Points

10 CPD points

Facilitator
Facilitator
Anita Parkin
AVN, Cert IV TAE, Cert IV VN, CVPP, Dip VN, VTS in Anaesthesia & Analgesia

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