The Collar360

Veterinary nurse

Other names

veterinary nursing specialist, veterinary nurses, animal nurse, veterinary practice assistant, animal nursing specialist

Animal health

They help vets care for sick animals by giving medicines, doing lab tests, watching animals after surgery, and holding animals still.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Administer anaesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anaesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.

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    Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.

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    Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
infirmier vétérinaire/infirmière vétérinaire
español
asistente de atención veterinaria
العربية
ممرض بيطري / ممرضة بيطرية
português
Enfermeiro veterinário/Enfermeira veterinária
Deutsch
Tierpfleger mit Schwerpunkt Forschung und Klinik/Tierpflegerin mit Schwerpunkt Forschung und Klinik
italiano
infermiere dello studio veterinario/infermiera dello studio veterinario

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