From specialised veterinarian to veterinary nurse
18 of the 45 essential skills of a veterinary nurse are already essential for a specialised veterinarian — about 40% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 27
- would be new
- 40%
- of the target job covered
- 45
- essential skills of a veterinary nurse
What a veterinary nurse does
Veterinary nurses support animals undergoing veterinary treatment and give advice to veterinary clients in the promotion of animal health and disease prevention in accordance with national legislation.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- environmental enrichment for animals
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- handle veterinary emergencies
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
What would be new
27 skillsEssential for a veterinary nurse and not for a specialised veterinarian. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- administer treatment to animals
- animal recovery procedures
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control animal movement
- first aid for animals
- handle veterinary patients
- hospitalised animal nursing care
- manage clinical environments
- manage infection control in the facility
- manage personal professional development
- prepare animals for anaesthesia
- prepare animals for veterinary surgery
- prepare environment for veterinary surgery
- prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide first aid to animals
- provide mentorship
- provide nursing care for animals in recovery
- provide nursing care for hospitalised animals
- provide support to veterinary clients
- supply veterinary medicine
- support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures
- support veterinary diagnostic procedures
- treat animals ethically
Other moves from specialised veterinarian
2 roles- general veterinarian39 skills in common
- official veterinarian23 skills in common
← specialised veterinarianveterinary nurse →The other way round
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How far are you from being a veterinary nurse?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.