Emergency
Nursing Course
Emergency
Nursing Course
Start Date
November 2025
Training
Theoretical - practical
Number of Modules
2 modules
Modality
Online
Start Date
November 2025
Training
Theoretical - practical
Number of Modules
2 modules
Modality
Online
Specialisation area
Small Animal Emergency Nursing
Structure and benefits
This course covers a wide range of critical topics in small animal emergency nursing, providing in-depth knowledge and practical skills necessary for managing emergency cases effectively. It addresses everything from triage to complex emergencies, with a strong focus on critical care, monitoring, and supportive treatments
Objectives
- Develop Proficiency in Emergency Triage
- Master Emergency Restraint and Handling Techniques in cats
- Recognise and Manage Life-Threatening Conditions
- Understand and Apply Diagnostic Tools
- Provide Safe and Effective Blood Transfusions
- Recognise and Address Complications in Critical Care
- Manage Catastrophic Events like Sepsis and Cardiac Arrest
- Build Confidence in Performing Emergency Procedures
Target Audience
This course is aimed at professionals working in small animal clinics with a particular interest in emergency, who wish to expand their knowledge in this specialised area and strengthen their daily clinical experience.
It will be particularly useful for veterinary assistants seeking to specialise and gain experience in emergency, as well as those aspiring to dedicate themselves exclusively to this field.
Daniella Sines
Course Coordinator | RVN BSc(Hons) Grad dip VN
Module Summary:
- Emergency Response: Shock, Triage and Fluid Resuscitation.
- CPR – Staying Alive.
- ECG and Blood Pressure: Key Techniques.
- Maths in an Emergency – Make It Add Up.
- Nursing the Septic Patient
- Toxicity/Ingestion – Get That Out of Your Mouth!
- Gasping for Help – Respiratory Distress.
- Life Saving Tips for Aspiration Pneumonia.
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Explained in Simple Steps.
- Managing Addisonian Crisis Like a Pro.
- Emergency Guide: Acute Pancreatitis
Module Summary:
- White Gums Are No Fun: Haemoabdomen and Anaemia.
- Seizure Survival Guide: Fast Moves for Emergency Moments.
- Brains, Bumps and Recoveries: Navigating the World of Head Trauma.
- Open Wounds in the Emergency Clinic: Not Just a Stitch Up and Go.
- Triage and Initial Management of the Burn Patient.
- Avoid Transfusion Confusion – Essential knowledge for blood transfusions.
- So Many Lines, So Little Time – Nursing Care of Drains and Lines.
- Having Trouble Streaming? Urine luck! A Veterinary Nurses Guide to Urinary Obstructions.
- Gastro Emergencies, One End or Both?
- Rabbits – Stress vs Syringe Feeding, When to Admit?
- Code Purr: Emergency Nursing for Cats in Crisis!
- Dealing with Death and How to Look After Ourselves
We offer two payment options:
- Pay in full via credit or debit card, or BACS
- Interest-free instalments
For more details on interest-free instalment options, please complete the ‘Request for More Information’ form.
· Price (exam included):
- United Kingdom:
United Kingdom – £ 1,150
- Other countries:
Australia – $ 2,300
New Zealand – $ 2,600
USA – $ 1,500
Please note: An additional fee of £70 (GBP) / $150 (AUD) / $160 (NZD) / $90 (USD) is required by the university for the issuance of the Postgraduate Certificate.
Terms and conditions of payment
To complete your enrolment, kindly submit the online registration form by selecting ‘Register Now’ and proceed with your first payment, either in full or as the initial instalment.
If you have chosen our instalment plan, the monthly payments must be made via direct debit within the first 10 days of each month.
All payments must be completed before the final exam in order for the Nursing course and credentials to be issued.
Specialisation area
Small Animal Emergency Nursing
Structure and benefits
This course covers a wide range of critical topics in small animal emergency nursing, providing in-depth knowledge and practical skills necessary for managing emergency cases effectively. It addresses everything from triage to complex emergencies, with a strong focus on critical care, monitoring, and supportive treatments
Objectives
- Develop Proficiency in Emergency Triage
- Master Emergency Restraint and Handling Techniques in cats
- Recognise and Manage Life-Threatening Conditions
- Understand and Apply Diagnostic Tools
- Provide Safe and Effective Blood Transfusions
- Recognise and Address Complications in Critical Care
- Manage Catastrophic Events like Sepsis and Cardiac Arrest
- Build Confidence in Performing Emergency Procedures
Target Audience
This course is aimed at professionals working in small animal clinics with a particular interest in emergency, who wish to expand their knowledge in this specialised area and strengthen their daily clinical experience.
It will be particularly useful for veterinary assistants seeking to specialise and gain experience in emergency, as well as those aspiring to dedicate themselves exclusively to this field.
Daniella Sines
Course Coordinator | RVN BSc(Hons) Grad dip VN
Module Summary:
- Emergency Response: Shock, Triage and Fluid Resuscitation.
- CPR – Staying Alive.
- ECG and Blood Pressure: Key Techniques.
- Maths in an Emergency – Make It Add Up.
- Nursing the Septic Patient
- Toxicity/Ingestion – Get That Out of Your Mouth!
- Gasping for Help – Respiratory Distress.
- Life Saving Tips for Aspiration Pneumonia.
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Explained in Simple Steps.
- Managing Addisonian Crisis Like a Pro.
- Emergency Guide: Acute Pancreatitis
Module Summary:
- White Gums Are No Fun: Haemoabdomen and Anaemia.
- Seizure Survival Guide: Fast Moves for Emergency Moments.
- Brains, Bumps and Recoveries: Navigating the World of Head Trauma.
- Open Wounds in the Emergency Clinic: Not Just a Stitch Up and Go.
- Triage and Initial Management of the Burn Patient.
- Avoid Transfusion Confusion – Essential knowledge for blood transfusions.
- So Many Lines, So Little Time – Nursing Care of Drains and Lines.
- Having Trouble Streaming? Urine luck! A Veterinary Nurses Guide to Urinary Obstructions.
- Gastro Emergencies, One End or Both?
- Rabbits – Stress vs Syringe Feeding, When to Admit?
- Code Purr: Emergency Nursing for Cats in Crisis!
- Dealing with Death and How to Look After Ourselves
We offer two payment options:
- Pay in full via credit or debit card, or BACS
- Interest-free instalments
For more details on interest-free instalment options, please complete the ‘Request for More Information’ form.
· Price (exam included):
- United Kingdom:
- United Kingdom – £ 1,150
- Other countries:
- Australia – $ 2,300
- New Zealand – $ 2,600
- USA – $ 1,500
Please note: An additional fee of £70 (GBP) / $150 (AUD) / $160 (NZD) / $90 (USD) is required by the university for the issuance of the Postgraduate Certificate.
Terms and conditions of payment
To complete your enrolment, kindly submit the online registration form by selecting ‘Register Now’ and proceed with your first payment, either in full or as the initial instalment.
If you have chosen our instalment plan, the monthly payments must be made via direct debit within the first 10 days of each month.
All payments must be completed before the final exam in order for the Nursing course and credentials to be issued.
Contact us
If you would like to request information about any of our training services, please fill in the following form or contact us by phone or email
- +44 7862 146532
- [email protected]
- From 8.00am to 17.00pm
Request for information
Contact us
If you would like to request information about any of our training services, please fill in the following form or contact us by phone or email
- +44 7862 146532
- [email protected]
- From 8.00am to 17.00pm
