Equine Nursing - Flexi CPD

Description

This CPD course is aimed at vet nurses working in general practice

Module 1

Broodmares: Dystocia, Caesarean and Post-op Care

Define dystocia and recognise the stages of labour
Maternal causes of dystocia
Surgical and non-surgical interventions
Post-operative care of the mare
Post op complications and preventative measures

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Know the definition of dystocia and be able to recognise the stages of labour
Understand the causes that can be attributed to the broodmare regarding disease status and/or anatomy
Understand when emergency treatment is required and what forms of intervention are recommended
Understand what critical care treatment and monitoring is needed to assist the mare in recovery

Module 2

Neonates: Post Dystocia Resuscitation and Intensive Care Nursing

Foetal causes of dystocia
Emergency monitoring and treatment of the foetus in utero
Post dystocia neonatal resuscitation
Follow up intensive care nursing
Emerging therapies for the post dystocia neonate

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Know the foetal causes of dystocia and understand how they occur
Understand how foetal monitoring and treatments can help neonatal survival rates
Describe the resuscitation techniques used to revive foals
Become familiar with neonatal critical care techniques

Module 3

Colic: The Nurse’s Role in the Assessment Workup

Diagnostic procedures
Laboratory analysis
Differential diagnosis – surgical or medical treatment?
When colic is not an intestinal condition
Preparing the patient for an exploratory laparotomy

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Recognise the signs of colic and the reasons they occur
Understand the techniques the nurse can perform to assist in a diagnosis
Understand how to perform laboratory tests for colic patients
Understand what tasks are carried out to prepare the patient for surgery

Module 4

Colic: Emergency Surgery and Post-op Care

Preparation of the patient in theatre
Anaesthetic risks in the seriously ill colic patient
Common surgical conditions of the small and large intestine
The immediate recovery period following colic surgery
Post op critical care nursing

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Recognise how to prepare a colic patient in the theatre
List the common intestinal conditions that require surgical correction
Understand the steps required to safely recover a patient from colic surgery
Recognise how nurses provide intensive care to the post op colic patient

The course will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of 8 hours of CPD (UK), or 8 points (Australia and New Zealand).

Release date: Jan 2024 (converted from a tutored course)

12 reviews for Equine Nursing – Flexi CPD

Rated 4 out of 5

Laura Tootill – 21/02/2023

Very helpful and Informative information. Building confidence in areas of nursing that aren’t always common in most practices.

Rated: Intermediate level
Rated 5 out of 5

Jessica Lee – 18/02/2023

Really useful and in depth

Rated: Intermediate / Advanced level
Rated 4 out of 5

Laura Tootill – 17/02/2023

Very helpful and informative course. Bonny is an excellent lecture and has helped me understand situations that I have not yet dealt with at work, helping me feel confident when they/if they do arise at work.

Rated: Intermediate level
Rated 5 out of 5

Rhiannon Oliver – 10/02/2023

Concise, thorough and educational covering fundamental parts of equine emergency and critical care.

Rated: Intermediate level
Rated 5 out of 5

Bethany Powell – 10/02/2023

Loved this course, liked the duration of it being 4 weeks with a new topic each week. My favourite was about broodmares and dystocia and the colic surgery and post op care. I felt like i have learnt a lot from this course on how to improve my nursing with more in depth knowledge and different approaches to nursing care for broodmare, foals and colic patients.

Rated: Intermediate level
Rated 5 out of 5

Vikki Maddox – 09/02/2023

Very informative CPD, Easy to understand and laid out in a very good way

Rated: Intermediate level
Rated 5 out of 5

Meagan Harmison – 27/02/2022

Fantastic!
Rated 4 out of 5

Hannah Keene – 14/02/2022

My first one as newly qualified and found it very informative and easy to follow. I think it is a course that would suit all abilities and people newly qualified as well as people with years experience
Rated 5 out of 5

Sacha Neill – 09/02/2022

Brilliant course, have really enjoyed all sections over all the topics. One of the first online courses I’ve done. Really enjoyed it, a relaxed way to learn!
Rated 5 out of 5

Kayleigh Gosling – 07/02/2022

Full of info, really like that it was so dedicated to nurses! Nice to hear from such an experienced nurse and have a discussion forum with other nurses with similar interests!

Add a review

Speaker

Bonny Millar CVT(USA), RVN, REVN
Equine Nurse Consultant and Lecturer, The Open College of Equine Studies

Bonny gained a Veterinary Technology Degree from Harcum College, Pennsylvania (USA) and advanced her career as an equine medicine charge nurse at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. Bonny moved to Britain in 1991, settling in Newmarket, where she was head nurse at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket for 12 years, then the senior clinical nurse specialising in equine critical care nursing at their hospital until 2019. Bonny regularly taught and mentored equine veterinary nursing students while focusing on equine critical care, wound management and neonatology. Bonny was instrumental in establishing the first equine nursing qualification along with like-minded colleagues in 2000. She was a BVNA council member for a number of years and subsequently became president in 2009 alongside her clinical role. She also served as a Vet Tech in the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. Bonny has published many articles and has lectured at veterinary conferences around Europe and North America. At present, she carries out consulting roles for EVN awarding bodies and is a lecturer for The Open College of Equine Studies.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 8 hours of CPD.

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course. A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 8 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 8 CPD points.

Information

Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend the course, with unlimited lifetime access. The course will consist of four modules, where each module provides 2 hours of CPD, in the form of a tutorial, a quiz and also a selection of further reading journals, articles or book chapters.

The course is completely flexible, where all the learning resources are provided immediately – it is designed for you to complete one module per week, but it is completely up to you, how and when you decide to complete the course. You have unlimited lifetime access to all the supportive learning materials, and once you have completed the whole course, a certificate will be automatically generated.

Looking for some further information? – please have a look at our Flexi Online CPD Courses – PDF Guide

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate’ level

All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!

The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:

Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course

Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course

Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice

Pawprints

You will earn 155 Pawprint Points (£15.50 website credit) when you purchase this course

Our loyalty scheme rewards you with 10% in website credit to spend on future courses. Choose pay with Pawprint Points during checkout.

Invoice My Practice

Invoice

Debit or credit card is the preferred payment method

Please ask your practice manager or accounts department to visit the website, register an account in their own name, and during checkout, complete the ‘delegate name’ and ‘delegate email’ sections with your personal details. We will then register you a personal account on your behalf, and transfer the course booking over to your new personal account. We will of course email you all the information you need to access this new account and your CPD course.

If you need an invoice and no other payment method is available to you, then please email [email protected] with all the following information:

Full name of delegate
Email address for delegate
Course(s) booking
Any discounts / promotions being redeemed
Practice name and address
Invoice name and address (if different)
Corporate group name (Linnaeus, IVC, Medivet, VetPartners etc) (if applicable)
Practice code (eg Vet4Pets practices)
Booking / invoice reference (if required)
Email address to send the invoice (practice manager, accounts department or head office – not your own email address please)

Please note the following:

Invoices must be requested a minimum of 4-6 weeks prior to a course starting, to allow time for the payment to be received
Delegates will not be allowed access to any course without prior payment
An invoice will be emailed to the contact provided and the course booking will be reserved for 7 days, whilst payment via debit / credit card or BACS is arranged
There will be an administration fee of £2.50 +VAT per invoice generated. You may book multiple delegates / multiple courses on a single invoice to the same practice

Flexi Online CPD