Vet Nursing at Melbourne Polytechnic

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Vet Nursing at Melbourne Polytechnic Melbourne Polytechnic offers the Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing in partnership with La Trobe Uni

Call us on +613 9269 1160

This page is created to give an insight into veterinary nursing studies at Melbourne Polytechnic (RTO:3075) - at Bachelor Degree of Veterinary Nursing level (National Code: MP - HEPIADVN and LTU - HESBVN - VTAC Code Epping 2100311181 (CSP))
Check out the fabulous new Veterinary Nursing Learning Centre at the Epping Campus and an insight into some of the student learning! Feel free to send us a message with any questions you may have, or email us at [email protected]

08/10/2026

Day 5 of Vet Nurse and Tech week: Our BVNT first year equine elective students showed their marvellous multitasking skills vaccinating the horses at Living Legends this week for Vet nurse and tech week! 🐎 ❀️

07/10/2026

Day 4 of Vet Nurse and Tech Week: our students are our guardians of compassion to all creatures...big and small!

06/10/2026

Day 3 of Vet Nurse and Tech week: Our BVNT students are our future surgical super squad. A squad that keeps filling the industry, with many of our graduates being surgical superstars already 🌟

06/10/2026



Some practical diagnostic tips for day 2 of vet nurse and tech week:

D – Double-check patient details before collecting any samples.
I – Inspect the animal thoroughly, as subtle signs can guide testing.
A – Accurately label specimens with patient ID, date, and time.
G – Gather a complete history to support clinical reasoning.
N – Note abnormalities promptly and communicate findings clearly.
O – Observe sample handling requirements, including temperature and storage.
S – Select the correct sample type for the test requested.
T – Track test results carefully and compare them with clinical signs.
I – Interpret findings in context, considering the whole patient.
C – Calibrate and check equipment to ensure accurate results.
S – Support patient welfare throughout procedures, minimising stress and ensuring safety.

Remember: Diagnostics are only as reliable as the sample, the technique, and the nurse collecting them! 🩺🐾

πŸ“Έ pitch in for vet nurse and tech week!
05/10/2026

πŸ“Έ pitch in for vet nurse and tech week!

04/10/2026

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Happy first day of vet nurse and tech week to our amazing Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing and Technology students, graduates, mentors and staff!

You are always willing to give a helping hand to both people and animals πŸ’“ you rock!

04/10/2026

Gearing up to celebrate all of wonderful vet nurse/tech students and grads this week 🌟 (whilst marking, on zero sleep and caffeine fueled...very vet nurse/tech coded πŸ’€)

Always proud of our students and thankful to the many clinics, such as this one, that take our students on board to prov...
25/08/2026

Always proud of our students and thankful to the many clinics, such as this one, that take our students on board to provide real world vet nursing experience! 🌟

πŸΎπŸ“š We LOVE Having Students Join Our Team! 🐴🐢

Did you know that Gisborne Veterinary Clinic receives more than 220 student placement applications every year? 😲

With that many applications, securing a placement with us can be a pretty tough gig! πŸŽ“

We love welcoming students into the clinic β€” whether they spend a week, a few months, or even a whole year with us. It’s a fantastic opportunity for students to experience life in a busy mixed veterinary practice and learn from our wonderful team.

Recently, we’ve had two students spend time with us β€” one completing a Small Animal placement 🐢🐱 and another undertaking a Large Animal placement πŸ΄πŸ„.

Both have been absolutely superb! They have worked hard, asked plenty of questions, jumped in to help wherever they could and, most importantly, have been an absolute delight to have as part of the team. ❀️

A huge THANK YOU to both of you for your enthusiasm, hard work and willingness to learn. We’ve loved having you with us!

🌟 Good luck with your veterinary nursing journeys β€” we have no doubt you’ll both do incredibly well.

31/05/2026

This is my favourite part of the semester every year.
Getting to share my passion and love of horses and Large animals with the first year students!

After a big first semester of learning, it's nice to be out and about with live animals!

Hopefully it has sparked some interest for some future equine and large animal nurses 🐎 πŸ„

Our BVNT students practised:
- Safe Animal Handling and restraint of horses and cattle
- TPR (after learning how to take heart rates, you need to listen to the real thing!)
- Equine and large animal behaviour

What a great start to the year for our 2026 first years (and hopefully the past students remember these handling days fondly too!)

That's one semester done and dusted!
Good luck to all of our students with their end of semester exams.

- Alex (Equine and Large animal co-ordinator)

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Cnr Cooper St And Dalton Road
Epping, VIC
3076

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