Do you need to study ATAR subjects for entry into veterinary nursing?
ATAR subjects and an ATAR score are not essential for entry into the national qualification ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
A vet nurse’s duties explained
A veterinary nurse will be expected to know how to look after and care for their patients and this will involve various skills including nursing and monitoring patients, surgical preparation and assistance, monitoring patients under anaesthesia, administering medications, taking x-rays, performing laboratory tests, assisting with dental procedures, assisting with emergency situations and providing critical care nursing.
From these examples, you can start to appreciate the knowledge and skills that are required to ensure these types of procedures are carried out correctly to ensure the safety and well-being of the patients.
A vet nurse’s role in communication
A veterinary nurse’s role involves as much interaction with people as it does with animals. This means excellent communication and customer service abilities are also essential. Good interpersonal skills are required to be able to interact with and convey important information to clients and other members of the hospital team. Nurses are often required to educate and assist clients with the many health protocols for their pets as well as be knowledgeable on the administration side of things, for example, managing a busy schedule, booking appointments, greeting clients and putting them at ease, processing and receipting invoices and balancing the till.
The demands of being a veterinary nurse
On top of all of this, not only do veterinary nurses need to learn a great deal of information and be trained in multiple areas, including patient care and client communication, but they also need to be suited to the industry. Learn more in our article: Top Qualities of a Veterinary Nurse
Veterinary nursing can be both a physically and emotionally challenging job at times and requires you to have a certain amount of resilience and maturity due to the nature of the veterinary industry and the types of situations that you will face.
Veterinary nursing is one of the most rewarding careers you can have, but it requires a lot of study and hard work to learn all that Is needed to become a skilled veterinary nurse.
This article intends to answer the commonly asked questions:-
- What subjects are needed to study veterinary nursing?
- What do you have to study in high school to become a veterinary nurse?
- What test do you need to take to become a vet nurse?
- What year 12 subjects do I need to have to be a veterinary nurse?
- What ATAR score is required?
- I am a non ATAR student is this ok?
- What grades do you need to be a vet nurse?
