Sandra Cristina Nobre Ribeiro

• Assisted in advanced dental procedures including extractions, root canal therapy, and restorative treatments.
• Performed dental radiography, scaling, polishing, and charting.
• Provided peri-operative nursing care, anaesthetic monitoring, and recovery support for dental and oral surgery patients.
• Maintained strict infection control and instrument sterilisation protocols within the dental suite.
• Delivered client education on home dental care, oral health, and post-operative management.
• Supported case management by preparing patient records, liaising with referring practices, and coordinating follow-up appointments.
• Assisted veterinarians during endoscopic procedures, ensuring efficient workflow.
• Prepared and maintained endoscopy equipment and tools.
• Handled patient preparation, including anaesthesia monitoring.
• Provided patient care before, during, and after procedures.
• Maintained detailed and accurate medical records.
• Ensure a clean, sterile, and well-organised work environment.

• Provided warm, safe and welcoming environment for patients and clients from vulnerable backgrounds.

Ensured wellbeing of patients and clients by providing advice, health checks, medication, food, harnesses, collars, leashes, toys and preventative measures.

Provided ongoing supervision and training of the dental department, from quality and maintenance of instruments to medication protocols, to ensure gold standard of patient care.

• Optimised patient long-term outcomes by 20%, providing guidance through nursing consultations on dental clinics, post-op, second vaccination, stitch removal, weight and geriatric clinics, bandage changes, parasite control, weight and geriatric clinics.
• All general aspects of veterinary nursing, including all patient monitoring, preparing patients for procedures, admitting and discharging patients, triage, administering IV fluids and medication, blood sampling, imaging (radiography and dental x-rays), laboratory work, dispensing medication, and administration duties (including wholesale and stock management), and training new staff members.

• Performed blood sampling, intravenous catheterisation, drug administration and monitoring of animals in the pre-anaesthetic period, during anaesthesia and recovery.
• Triaged, admitted, prepared and discharged patients for surgery and in-patients. Assisted with ultrasound, echocardiography and electrocardiography.
• Monitored in-patients, kept detailed hospital records and updated their condition on medical records.
• Ensured patient safety by maintaining clean, sterile, organised treatment areas, theatres and other practice areas.
• Carried out nursing consultations, radiographs, dental x-rays, laboratory, stock checks and reception duties.

• Ensured the admission, preparation and discharge of surgical patients and inpatients.
• Ensured theatre preparation for surgical procedures, including cleaning, packing and sterilisation of surgical equipment. Assisted the veterinary surgeon with surgical procedures, ultrasounds, echocardiograms and electrocardiograms.
• Performed x-rays, laboratory tests, blood sampling, intravenous catheterisation, anaesthetic monitoring, stock checks and reception duties.
• Maintained customer satisfaction by fulfilling out-of-hours on-call (24-hour emergencies) requirements and providing nursing clinics in various nursing areas.

• Performed blood sampling, intravenous catheterisation and administration of medication.
• Prepared surgical patients for surgery and assisted the veterinary surgeons in performing procedures and surgeries.
• Regularly monitored clients' weight, heart rate and temperature, reporting changes promptly for rapid resolution and maintaining up-to-date records.
• Performed several reception duties, radiographs, urinalysis and other routine and laboratory tests.
• Disinfected medical implements, surgical rooms and transportation devices to maintain hygiene.

• Performed radiography, urine tests, other routine laboratory tests and some reception duties.
• Educated pet owners on critical aspects of animal health to improve patient health and wellbeing.
• Calculated, prepared and administered medication under veterinarian instruction.
• Maintained the cleanliness and hygiene of the practice, creating a safe environment for staff and patients.
• Cared for animals undergoing treatment and in temporary residence to minimise distress.

• Carried out electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, kinesiotherapy, magnetotherapy, massage treatments, medication administration, restraint and patient handling.
• Maximised rehabilitation potential by building patient knowledge of treatments and conditions.
• Educated clients about facing and overcoming the challenges of disability and necessary exercise routines to be performed between appointments.
• Managed a large caseload of musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and neurological conditions.

• Rescued and treated injured and abandoned animals.
• Provided appropriate habitat and husbandry.
• Monitored exotic species for research and anti-poaching measures.

• Managed and controlled artificial insemination, including assessment of the quality of the sperm.
• Controlled and enhanced pregnancy monitoring, including the use of ultrasound and maintained and enforced strict hygiene standards.
• Managed livestock health plans, testing and administering vaccinations.
• Promoted animal welfare standards through humane treatment and sending animals to abattoirs.
• Facilitated consistent, reliable tracking of farm performance by maintaining accurate and complete records on all farm operations, including animal movement, medicine records and production.

• Administered medication, physiotherapy treatments and bandage changes.
• Discharged patients, offered tailored post-op guidance, specialised in small animal care and comprehensive case handling.
• Covered high-volume bookings, payments and telephone enquiries at reception.
• Prepared patients for anaesthesia and euthanasia in partnership with the nursing team
• Sterilised surgical equipment and preparation areas to meet hygiene standards.

• Conducted initial consultation with owners to examine their pets and determine individual grooming needs.
• Assessed paws, ears and eyes for injuries or infections upon check-in.
• Performed full grooming, including nail trimming, ear plucking, clipping and scissoring work, on a range of breeds and coat types.
• Consistently promoted animal health and welfare by educating owners on coat care, grooming and diet.
• Performed various reception duties and kept working areas spotlessly clean for optimal animal and staff safety and hygiene.