Alison Young
Alison qualified as a veterinary nurse whilst working at a small practice in Hertfordshire. She joined the Queen Mother Hospital in 2001 as a general surgery nurse and worked rotating through all areas of the hospital. In 2003 she joined the theatre nursing team and studied for the Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) where she gained the highest marks for that year. Alison gained the VTS (Surgery) in 2015 and is Head Theatre Nurse at the Royal Veterinary College.
DipAVN (Surgical), VTS (Surgery), RVN
Head Theatre Nurse, Royal Veterinary College
CPD with this Speaker
june
Course Details
Week 1 Preparing for Surgery Organisation of rooms and equipment in the theatre area Scheduling and planning surgical caseload Infection control related to the surgical theatre Preparation of the patient for surgery
Course Details
Week 1
Preparing for Surgery
Organisation of rooms and equipment in the theatre area
Scheduling and planning surgical caseload
Infection control related to the surgical theatre
Preparation of the patient for surgery
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Understand the basics of infection control in the operating theatre
Identify the correct order of surgical procedures based on availability of equipment, personnel and rooms
Prepare the patient for a range of procedures, including preparation of skin, eyes and mucous membranes
Develop infection control protocols relating to procedure in their own practice
Week 2
The Theatre Nurse’s Role
Circulating nurse duties
Preparing the surgical team
Surgical hand preparation
Scrub nurse role
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Understand the key qualities and requirements for the circulating nurse and scrub nurse roles
Identify the correct products and techniques for an effective surgical hand preparation and be able to demonstrate those
Choose appropriate protocols for the preparation of the surgical team
Correctly position patients for a range of surgical procedures
Week 3
Instrumentation and Sterilisation
Common surgical instrumentation
Taking care of your instruments and equipment
What happens after surgery!
Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Identify common surgical instruments and understand their use
Develop the skills to take apart and reassemble surgical equipment for the cleaning process
Understand the key sterilisation techniques used in veterinary medicine
Week 4
Bringing it all Together – Surgical Skills for Nurses
Suture material – what to use and when??
Common suture patterns
Surgical skills
Developing the surgical nurse’s role in practice
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Identify properties of suture material and understand how that helps guide the choice of which one to use
Demonstrate common surgical suture patterns that could be performed by a veterinary nurse
Understand relevant surgical skills for veterinary nurses and how these can benefit your practice
The course will be fully tutored by Alison Young and will consist of 10 hours of CPD and will be provided in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case scenarios, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Time
June 17 (Monday) - July 12 (Friday)
Location
Online
Speaker
Alison YoungDipAVN (Surgical), VTS (Surgery), RVN Head Theatre Nurse, Royal Veterinary College
july
Course Details
Week 1 Preparing for Surgery Organisation of rooms and equipment in the theatre area Scheduling and planning surgical caseload Infection control related to the surgical theatre Preparation of the patient for surgery
Course Details
Week 1
Preparing for Surgery
Organisation of rooms and equipment in the theatre area
Scheduling and planning surgical caseload
Infection control related to the surgical theatre
Preparation of the patient for surgery
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Understand the basics of infection control in the operating theatre
Identify the correct order of surgical procedures based on availability of equipment, personnel and rooms
Prepare the patient for a range of procedures, including preparation of skin, eyes and mucous membranes
Develop infection control protocols relating to procedure in their own practice
Week 2
The Theatre Nurse’s Role
Circulating nurse duties
Preparing the surgical team
Surgical hand preparation
Scrub nurse role
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Understand the key qualities and requirements for the circulating nurse and scrub nurse roles
Identify the correct products and techniques for an effective surgical hand preparation and be able to demonstrate those
Choose appropriate protocols for the preparation of the surgical team
Correctly position patients for a range of surgical procedures
Week 3
Instrumentation and Sterilisation
Common surgical instrumentation
Taking care of your instruments and equipment
What happens after surgery!
Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Identify common surgical instruments and understand their use
Develop the skills to take apart and reassemble surgical equipment for the cleaning process
Understand the key sterilisation techniques used in veterinary medicine
Week 4
Bringing it all Together – Surgical Skills for Nurses
Suture material – what to use and when??
Common suture patterns
Surgical skills
Developing the surgical nurse’s role in practice
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Identify properties of suture material and understand how that helps guide the choice of which one to use
Demonstrate common surgical suture patterns that could be performed by a veterinary nurse
Understand relevant surgical skills for veterinary nurses and how these can benefit your practice
The course will be fully tutored by Alison Young and will consist of 10 hours of CPD and will be provided in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case scenarios, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Time
June 17 (Monday) - July 12 (Friday)
Location
Online
Speaker
Alison YoungDipAVN (Surgical), VTS (Surgery), RVN Head Theatre Nurse, Royal Veterinary College
