VT 123 Large Animal Nursing (4 credits)
Prerequisite Enrollment in the Veterinary Technology Program
Course Description
Large animal husbandry techniques and procedures for basic restraint, assessment, and treatment of common large animal species.
Course Content
A. Large animal husbandry principles, health care and preventative medicine
B. Large animal species terminology
C. Large animal veterinary technician roles
D. Large animal restraining, medicating and laboratory sample collection techniques
E. Large animal anesthesia and surgical nursing
F. Large animal nursing skills
G. Large animal radiology techniques
H. Large animal anatomy and physiology
Student Outcomes
1. Describe the role of the veterinary technician in large animal practice.
2. Demonstrate a variety of husbandry practices among various large animal species.
3. Explain and/or demonstrate the need and proper use of a variety of equipment and techniques to restrain, medicate, and collect laboratory samples from various large animal species.
4. Demonstrate large animal nursing techniques.
Degree Outcomes
Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.
Establish and maintain a work environment that ensures the safety of clients, animals and staff.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
Written exams
Instructor observation
Self-assessment
Quizzes
Research projects
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