Posts tagged "Nursing"

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What to have on hand: supporting hospitalised small mammal patients

In my experience, optimal nutritional support is a cornerstone of successful clinical outcomes in sm...

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9 min read

Webinar: Blood donation, blood banking, and safe transfusions

Blood transfusion is a critical part of veterinary practice, but the principles behind it are not al...

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40 min webinar

Pocket Guide: Emergency and critical care nursing - triage, CPR and more

From triage to CPR, and from toxins to fluid plans, this concise digital guide puts critical ECC kno...

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Explore: Infectious agents, biosecurity, and infection control in practice

Infectious diseases can cause a lot of problems for veterinary practice. Not only are they a common ...

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2 min read

Webinar: How can I help the dyspnoeic patient?

Picture this: It's a busy day, the senior vet is on holiday, and a dyspnoeic cat comes in. Do you pa...

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30 min webinar

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Anaesthetic monitoring and troubleshooting: a guide for veterinary nurses

Anaesthesia is a common element of patient care in veterinary practice; however, it can present nume...

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17 min read

Pocket Guide

Download: Position to perfect: your diagnostic imaging toolkit

This free diagnostic imaging toolkit is designed specifically for RVNs wanting to feel confident per...

Video: How to place a naso-oesophageal or naso-gastric feeding tube

Placement of a naso-oesophageal (N-O) feeding tube or naso-gastric (N-G) feeding tube is well tolera...

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5 min video

Webinar

Webinar: Nursing pelvic fractures in cats

Pelvic fractures are relatively common emergency presentations in felines, often caused by road traf...

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1 hour webinar

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Get to the bottom of it: a veterinary nurse’s guide to gastrointestinal endoscopy

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the operator to look inside an organ or stru...

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14 min read

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A veterinary nurse’s guide to pain recognition and management in companion animals

Hopefully, the days are long gone of giving an animal in pain a shot of non-steroidal and hoping it ...

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14 min read

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Neurology – an anatomy refresher for veterinary nurses

Neurological conditions are commonplace in day-to-day veterinary practice. But to provide an effecti...

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10 min read

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Nursing feline patients with heart disease and heart failure

Feline cardiomyopathies are common in the general cat population, with reports assessing prevalence ...

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15 min read

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Post-operative feeding in companion animals

There is growing evidence to support the idea that promoting food intake as early as possible after ...

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16 min read

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Rehabilitation of common neurological conditions

To form an effective rehabilitation plan you need to fully understand the condition you are working ...

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14 min read

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Assisting the clinician with an otitis case in a 15-minute consult

Statistics show that 32 percent of canine consults are skin cases in general practice, and that 20 t...

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10 min read

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Managing anaesthesia for feline patients requiring oral surgery

Feline patients present regularly for oral surgery, ranging from a simpler scale and polish to surge...

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12 min read

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Nursing the ophthalmic patient

I have often given presentations at Vets North and Vets South on nursing the ophthalmic patient. “Wh...

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9 min read

Nursing patients with gastrointestinal emergencies

The gastrointestinal (GI) system comprises the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestines (duodenu...

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13 min read

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