1. Facilitate admission and discharge of referral patients
   • Admission and discharge procedures are explained to relevant parties and completed for referral patients.
   • Patient case history, diagnostics and treatments information are documented and relayed to stakeholders in accordance with clinic policies.
   • Clinic policies, including information security and privacy requirements, are complied with.
   • Specific nursing requirements are explained to stakeholders and follow-up appointments made as per veterinary instructions.
   • Full details of patient’s treatment and required after care is forwarded to the referring veterinarian in accordance with the referral veterinarian directions
2. Interact with other health care professionals
   • Range of health care professionals and services available for veterinary practice needs are identified.
   • Health care professionals and support services are aligned to specific veterinary case needs.
   • Effective communication strategies are employed when liaising with consulting health care professionals
3. Use appropriate veterinary health terminology
   • Appropriate veterinary terminology is used to provide oral and written communications with fellow workers, veterinarians and other health professionals.
   • Veterinary terminology is explained to clients.
   • Effective communications strategies are employed to verify and/or clarify instructions from veterinarians or other health care professionals.
   • Veterinary terminology used in workplace relevant contexts is spelled and pronounced correctly.
   • Abbreviations used in workplace specific contexts are interpreted and used in recording information
4. Seek out and apply information
   • Data is collected and critically evaluated using a variety of methods and sources that are relevant to the clinical setting.
   • Knowledge of the historical, theoretical and philosophical aspects of the field of practice are used to improve existing practices and procedures within the scope of job responsibility.
   • New treatments, protocols and procedures are evaluated within the scope of work role and reported to supervisor.
   • Research strategies and methodologies are evaluated for relevance, reliability and quality of evidence.
   • Specific research information is critically evaluated.
5. Contribute to professional development
   • Links with veterinary nurses and other relevant allied healthcare professionals are established.
   • Personal professional development opportunities are identified and used to plan skills and knowledge enhancement.
   • Changes in veterinary nursing procedures and techniques are monitored and reported to others.
   • Case presentations and/or literature reviews are presented to others in a public/peer setting.
   • Skills and knowledge are transferred to new contexts

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

The range statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.