Inpatient Care

Nursing Course

Inpatient Care

Nursing Course

Start Date

October 2025

Training

Theoretical - practical

Number of Modules

4 modules

Modality

Online

Start Date

October 2025

Training

Theoretical - practical

Number of Modules

4 modules

Modality

Online

Specialisation area

Inpatient care in small animals

Structure and benefits

The course is structured into four modules of theoretical classes in which students will learn to handle different clinical inpatient care situations in an organized manner. Each module will be taught by one or more veterinary professional with experience in major national-level centers to ensure the highest possible quality of education.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at professionals working in small animal clinics, both primary care and referral, with a special interest in inpatient care and who wish to expand their specialized knowledge, helping to strengthen their daily clinical experience.

This course will be highly beneficial for veterinary assistants who want to specialize and gain experience in the field of inpatient care.

Victoria Knott

Course Coordinator | RVN, RNPD (Inpatient Care), RECOVER Certified BLS and ALS Rescuer® BSc Animal Behaviour Science

MODULE 1: How to approach in patient care, starting from the beginning

Module Summary:

  • Hospitalization in canine patients
  • Hospitalization in feline patient
  • Hospitalization of exotic animals
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic and advanced life support
  • Maths is fun: calculations during hospitalization
  • Infection control in the wards setting
MODULE 2: Approaching each specialty with care

Module Summary:

  • Advanced care in surgery patients
  • Advanced care in internal Medicine cases
  • Advanced care in little creatures: the Exotic ward
  • Advanced care in brain and spine cases
  • Advanced care in Oncology patients
  • Looking after eyes: Ophthalmology case
MODULE 3: Quality care and improvement of the hospitalization journey of the patient

Module Summary:

  • Triage of patients: Making sure we have the right ward for you
  • Pain scoring: Controlling and managing pain during hospitalization
  • Wound care: Comfortable bedding and sores preventions
  • Recovery of patients after procedures
  • Physiotherapy during hospitalization
  • Nutrition: learning the calculations and the right diet for your patient
MODULE 4: It’s all about what we use and how we use it: instrumentation

Module Summary:

  • How to care for feeding tubes, the when and how
  • Approach to the patient with a urinary catheter
  • Continue rate infusions: How to love them
  • Intravenous lines: there is a right way to keep them
  • Blood testing and in house laboratory analysis
  • Endoscopy work up and shut down

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.

Request more information

Specialisation area

Inpatient care in small animals

Structure and benefits

The course is structured into four modules of theoretical classes in which students will learn to handle different clinical inpatient care situations in an organized manner. Each module will be taught by one or more veterinary professional with experience in major national-level centers to ensure the highest possible quality of education.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at professionals working in small animal clinics, both primary care and referral, with a special interest in inpatient care and who wish to expand their specialized knowledge, helping to strengthen their daily clinical experience.

This course will be highly beneficial for veterinary assistants who want to specialize and gain experience in the field of inpatient care.

Victoria Knott

Course Coordinator | RVN, RNPD (Inpatient Care), RECOVER Certified BLS and ALS Rescuer® BSc Animal Behaviour Science

MODULE 1: How to approach in patient care, starting from the beginning

Module Summary:

  • Hospitalization in canine patients
  • Hospitalization in feline patient
  • Hospitalization of exotic animals
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic and advanced life support
  • Maths is fun: calculations during hospitalization
  • Infection control in the wards setting
MODULE 2: Approaching each specialty with care

Module Summary:

  • Advanced care in surgery patients
  • Advanced care in internal Medicine cases
  • Advanced care in little creatures: the Exotic ward
  • Advanced care in brain and spine cases
  • Advanced care in Oncology patients
  • Looking after eyes: Ophthalmology case
MODULE 3: Quality care and improvement of the hospitalization journey of the patient

Module Summary:

  • Triage of patients: Making sure we have the right ward for you
  • Pain scoring: Controlling and managing pain during hospitalization
  • Wound care: Comfortable bedding and sores preventions
  • Recovery of patients after procedures
  • Physiotherapy during hospitalization
  • Nutrition: learning the calculations and the right diet for your patient
MODULE 4: It’s all about what we use and how we use it: instrumentation

Module Summary:

  • How to care for feeding tubes, the when and how
  • Approach to the patient with a urinary catheter
  • Continue rate infusions: How to love them
  • Intravenous lines: there is a right way to keep them
  • Blood testing and in house laboratory analysis
  • Endoscopy work up and shut down

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.

Request more information

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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

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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

Request for information