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Apr - Nov 2025

Elevate your practice and delve deeper into surgery!

The Advanced Certificate in Surgical Nursing modular veterinary nurse CPD programme is designed for those wanting to advance their surgical skills and build on the knowledge gained in the NCert in Surgical Nursing. In completing the programme, you will cover more advanced surgical techniques and complex clinical cases, be able to manage a theatre suite, consider all of the elements that impact patients, staff, and infection control, and improve your practice standards with audit and reflection.

This programme aims to cover more advanced surgical techniques which surround complicated clinical cases, therefore improving practice standards.

What you’ll learn...

  • The programme starts with the management of the surgical suite and would provide expert knowledge for an RVN who is interested in progressing into a specialised surgical management role. 

  • The modules encourage evaluation and reflection of the current theatre guidelines, protocols, and systems in your practice and implementing changes as required.  

  • The importance of surgical day planning, preparation, and communication to work most effectively are discussed, alongside current antibiotic guidelines and the concept of a biofilm with the infection control aspect of theatre maintenance covered from a sustainability perspective.  

  • Specific areas of surgery; thoracic, abdominal, neurological, airway, PSS, etc. looking at the pre-, peri, and post-operative considerations for each of these.  

  • It also includes information on stabilisation prior to surgery, the use of ventilators, chest and wound drains, bone grafting, nerve blocks, and post-op monitoring amongst other aspects of surgical nursing involvement.  

Why choose this programme?

  • This Advanced NCert encourages the reflection and analysis of current protocols, systems, and nursing care provided so that you can regularly evaluate and make improvements to keep in line with new evidence-based research and provide a gold standard of care to patients.  

  • Provides content in an engaging and interactive way that covers advanced surgery, equipment, and levels of nursing involvement in greater depth. The knowledge and skills gained will equip you to take on a more specialised role within this discipline.  

  • This programme can be undertaken by either referral or general practice veterinary nurses and will provide the framework to direct your own learning but also create links and connections within the veterinary surgery community by interacting and engaging with the discussion forum.    

 

The online modules will be supported by four live stream sessions which consist of:  

  • Two journal clubs   

  • Two webinars 

 

Understanding pre-requisites 

Although no prerequisite is required to join the Nurse Advanced Certificate training programme and achieve its associated ISVPS (International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies) qualification, it is strongly recommended that delegates considering enrolling in the programme:  

  • Have previously achieved an ISVPS NCert in Surgical Nursing (or its academic equivalent),   

or 

  • Have 5+ years’ experience in general practice as a Veterinary Nurse. So that you are confident in your knowledge of common surgical procedures and have an appreciation of resource material from where further research can be undertaken into more unusual conditions and/or situations. An understanding of normal anatomy and physiology, and how these impact the pathogenesis and surgical treatment of various conditions will be also expected.

 

Unlock Your Expertise, hear from Allison Mann, BSc (hons) Dip HE CVN Dip AVN (small animal) RVN, Advanced Surgical Nursing Course Director

Our Advanced Surgical Nursing Programme is designed for veterinary nurses wanting to advance their surgical nursing skills and build on their knowledge.

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Key features of this program

Comprehensive 100% online training

Giving you access 24/7 via our world-leading Learning Management Platform

One year RCVS Knowledge Library access
Discussion forum

A discussion forum for conversation, debate and sharing cases with your peers and Module Tutors

Support and guidance from a Module Tutor who is recognised in their subject field

The specialist in the subject area will provide online support during each module and will be available to answer all your questions

Dedicated Programme Coordinator

A dedicated Programme Coordinator who will support you every step of the way

Accredited CPD
Expert Speakers

Leading experts in a variety of clinical topics delivering the latest content and who will guide you throughout the programme

Dedicated Online Platform

Access to our world-leading online learning management platform – providing access to course notes and other study resources

Leading online learning experience

Presentations, written notes, diagrams, interactive quizzes and exercises that test your knowledge as you work

Programme Details

Advanced Topics Covered

Module Summary

Qualifications

Venue: Online
Date: Apr - Nov 2025

NAdvCert in Surgical Nursing

Online
8 Modules
4 Online sessions
4 Webinars
NAdvCert in Surgical Nursing
Price From 21.971DKK
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ISVPS