Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour

About this course

Veterinary nursing is a healthcare profession focused on supporting veterinary surgeons in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of animals, with companion animal behaviour adding a specialism that is increasingly recognised as central to good animal welfare and clinical outcomes. Understanding why animals behave as they do, how stress and fear affect their clinical presentation, and how behavioural problems can be prevented or addressed through evidence-based methods is as important in a clinical setting as technical nursing proficiency. The two disciplines are genuinely complementary: behavioural knowledge makes veterinary nurses more effective clinicians and more sensitive carers. At Bristol this four-year full-time programme combines practical nursing skills with focused study in comparative anatomy and physiology, animal psychology, and behaviour management. Clinical placement is cent

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