• Application Deadline: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Veterinary Nurse


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Abia


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  

Job Description

Only persons approved or authorized by the Veterinary Practice Board may perform the duties of veterinary nurses. Schedule 4 of the Veterinary Practice Regulations 2022 sets out the acts of veterinary medicine that may be performed by veterinary nurses:

Division 1 -  Acts authorized to be carried out under the personal supervision of a veterinarian:

• Assist The Surgeon To Perform Surgical Procedures


• Dental Prophylaxis, Including Simple Extraction Of Teeth


• Superficial Surgical Procedures (Such As Suturing Skin)


• Taking Images Using X-Rays, Ultrasound, ECG Or Similar Imaging Techniques, In accordance with The Radiation Safety Act 1975 And Any Other Relevant Written Law


• Taking Samples For The Purposes Of Pathology Tests


• Setting Up And Supervising Intravenous Drips And Transfusions


• Inserting And Removing Indwelling Catheters For The Administration Of Intravenous Fluids


• Assisting With and Monitoring the Administration of Anaesthetics


• Monitoring the Recovery of Animals From Anaesthesia

Division 2 - Acts authorized to be carried out under the direction of a veterinarian:

• Physically examining animals;


• Giving general health advice in relation to weight loss, nutrition, parasite control and similar matters;


• Isolating animals and carrying out barrier nursing;


• Administering scheduled drugs;


• Supplying to customers with medication specified by the registered veterinary surgeon;


• Dressing wounds and post-surgical care;


• Supervising, caring for and nursing animals;


• Performing clinical pathology tests.