Veterinary Nursing

About this course

Veterinary nursing is a skilled clinical profession focused on the care of sick, injured, and hospitalised animals, and on supporting the broader work of veterinary teams in practice and beyond. Veterinary nurses are not simply assistants to vets; they are autonomous professionals with their own scope of practice, including anaesthesia monitoring, nursing care planning, diagnostic imaging, laboratory procedures, and client communication. The discipline requires both scientific knowledge, covering animal physiology, pharmacology, and disease processes, and the practical hands-on skills that confident clinical work demands, alongside a genuine commitment to animal welfare. At the Royal Veterinary College, one of the world's leading institutions for veterinary education and research, this three-year full-time degree trains you to work within a veterinary team in a way that is adaptable and

Where its graduates go

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