Veterinary Nursing

Objectives and Skills

Train qualified technicians with technical and scientific capacity to be able to provide services in the various aspects of Veterinary Nursing, having to be able to:

provide services in the various aspects of veterinary nursing, in the execution of auxiliary diagnostic means, in the practice of anesthesiology and surgery, welfare, food and animal husbandry, in species of livestock interest and in companion animals, including exotics.
carry out various tasks in support of Veterinary Medicine, be integrated into teams of clinical practice, under the guidance of veterinarians, whether in other technological sectors related to Veterinary Medicine: support for the activity of veterinary clinics, production and drug distribution, veterinary public health, animal beauty centers and petshops, farms engaged in livestock production and natural and zootechnical parks.

The future graduate will have skills in several areas such as: companion animals, animal nutrition and food, animal anatomy and morphology, animal pathology, clinical analysis, medical nursing of companion animals, aesthetic care, animal behavior, emergencies and intensive care.

Curricular Year - 1st

Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Work Load (hours)		Credits
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
1st Semester
Applied Animal Science	CA	Semestrial	174	T -2; TP -3	6
Animal Anatomy and Morphology I	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Companion Animals	CV	Semestrial	108	TP -3	4,5
Animal Cytology and Histology	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Management and Marketing	EASR	Semestrial	138	T -2; TP -2	5
Microbiology	MPP	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	4,5
2nd Semester
Animal Nutrition and Feeding	CA	Semestrial	138	T -2; TP -2	5
Biochemistry	CQ	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Animal Anatomy and Morphology II	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	4,5
Veterinary Physiology	CV	Semestrial	165	T -2; PL -3	5,5
Animal Hygiene and Health I	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Statistical Methods and Computer Sciences	MI	Semestrial	138	T -2; TP -2	5

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Curricular Year - 2nd

Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Work Load (hours)		Credits
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
1st Semester
Clinical Analysis	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Basic Hospital Practice	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5,5
Pharmacology	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Animal Hygiene and Health II	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
General Pathology	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	4,5
Medical Semiology	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
2nd Semester
Aesthetic Care	CV	Semestrial	108	TP -3	4,5
Medical Nursing in Animal Breeding	CV	Semestrial	165	T -2; PL -3	5,5
Imagiology	CV	Semestrial	108	TP -3	4,5
Parasitology	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Medical Nursing in Companion Animals	CV	Semestrial	165	T -2; PL -3	5,5
Animal Reproduction	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Curricular Year - 3rd

Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Work Load (hours)		Credits
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
1st Semester
Animal Behaviour	CA	Semestrial	108	TP -3	4
Surgical Nursing and Anesthesiology	CV	Semestrial	165	T -2; PL -3	6
Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing	CV	Semestrial	132	T -2; PL -2	5
Veterinary Public Health	CV	Semestrial	138	T -2; TP -2	5
Exotic Species	CV	Semestrial	108	T -3	4
Emergency and Intensive Care	CV	Semestrial	165	T -2; PL -3	6
2nd Semester
Internship	In any scientific field	Semestrial	840	TU -2	30

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Employment

Veterinary offices;
Veterinary Clinics;
Veterinary Hospitals;
Livestock Producers Organizations;
Divisions of Veterinary Intervention;
Animal Research Centers;
Vivariums;
Animal Recovery Centers;
Natural Parks and Zoos;
Associations for the Protection and Defense of Animals;
Animal Aesthetic Centers;
Petshops;
Veterinary pharmacology companies.

Resultados CNA 2021

FASE	Código Curso	Nome da Instituição	Nome do Curso	Grau	Vagas Iniciais	Nota do últ. colocado (cont. geral)
1ª	9085	Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu	Enfermagem Veterinária	L1	45	147,0
2ª	9085	Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu	Enfermagem Veterinária	L1	9	140,6
3ª	9085	Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu	Enfermagem Veterinária	L1	–	–

Protocols

Hospital Veterinário Baixo Vouga
Hospital Veterinário de Aveiro
Hospital Veterinário de Cascais
Hospital Veterinário de Trás-os-Montes
Hospital Veterinário de Viseu
Hospital Veterinário do Porto
Hospital Veterinário FozCanis – Hospital Veterinário da Figueira da Foz Lda.
Hospital Veterinário Montenegro
Hospital Veterinário S. Francisco de Assis
Hospital Veterinário Tutti-Natura
SOS Animal – Hospital Veterinário de Viseu
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (Brasil) – Hospital da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
Vianna Hospital Veterinário
Caniféli – Clínica Veterinária
Cantinho dos Animais Abandonados de Viseu
Centro Veterinário dos Carvalhos
CentroVeterinário Zoopharma
Clínica dos Gatos
Clínica Veterinária Companhia de 4 Patas
Clínica Veterinária da Solum
Clínica Veterinária de Anadia
Clínica Veterinária de Mangualde
Clínica Veterinária de Santiago D’Antas
Clínica Veterinária Douro Sul
Clínica Veterinária Planeta Animal
Clínica Veterinária Serravet
Clínica Veterinária VetSátão
Diogo Themudo Sociedade Unipessoal Lda.
Domivet, Consultório Médico Veterinário Lda.
OPP de Vale Besteiros1
Royal Canin S.A.
Zoomarine – Mundo Aquático S.A.

Course:
Veterinary Nursing

Training Field:
Veterinary Sciences

Degree or Diploma:
Bachelor (1st Cycle)

Duration:
3 curriculum years / 6 semesters

Departament:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Engenharia Rural e Veterinária (DZERV)

Director:
Fernando Esteves

Regime:
Diurnal

Number of ECTS credits:
180 ECTS

Main Scientific Field
Veterinary Sciences

Admission Requirements:
Biology and Geology (02) or Biology e Geology (02) + Physics and Chemistry (07) or Biology e Geology (02) + Mathematics (16)

Course Code/Ner:
3185 / 9085

Pré-requisitos:
Medical certificate and Individual Health Survey nº 1/2008 de Fevereiro CNAES

Employment
Statistic Information: InfoCursos ou DGEEC

Curso acreditado e reconhecido pela Agência Europeia de Acreditação em Enfermagem Veterinária (ACOVENE – Accreditation Committee for Veterinary Nurse Education).

Veterinary Nurse Ana Sêco graduated in 2008 from the Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu. She is currently a nurse at the Planeta Animal Veterinary Clinic in Aveiro. Passionate about Veterinary Nursing, she is a true ambassador of her profession, and of the Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu!