This page has been created to try and build and exhaustive list of the tasks carried out by registered veterinary nurses AND veterinary nursing assistants.

Inclusion on this list does NOT imply that the task can be legally performed by a nurse or veterinary nursing assistant, it is currently just a list of things that might be. 

In due course, we will categorise the list here according to whether they are Schedule 3 tasks (ie only allowed to be performed by a registered veterinary nurse).

General

• Caring for hospitalised animals
• Administration of medication
• Dispensing of medication to clients

Clinics

• Nutritional advice/counselling
• Behaviour consultations

Minor Surgery

• Lump removal
• Wound suturing & management 
• Tail amputation
• Dew claw removal
• Amputation (toe)
• Castration (cat)
• Biopsy

Anaesthesia

• Administering local anaesthesia
• Induction of anaesthesia by increment or by set dose

Clinics

Diagnostics