Nursing the Spinal Patient

Description

Course Summary

This 30 minute eCPD tutorial will give veterinary nurses a better understanding of the types of neurological and spinal problems that can be seen in dogs within veterinary practice.

It will discuss the clinical signs these dogs may present with, the treatment options and most importantly the pre, peri and post operative nursing requirements that are needed to ensure successful recovery. It will discuss the importance of nursing the recumbent patient as well as patients with urinary retention due to spinal cord compression.

Course Tutor

Tania Yelland RVN, CertEd
Learning Academy Clinical Lead, Vets4Pets Group

Course Length

The course is worth 30 minutes of CPD for UK delegates and 0.5 AVNAT points for Australian and New Zealand delegates

The course is provided with unlimited lifetime access for on-demand learning

Course Notes

Course notes written by Tania Yelland are included with this tutorial

Release date: July 2018

Speaker

Tania Yelland RVN, CertEd
Learning Academy Clinical Lead, Vets4Pets Group

Tania completed her Veterinary Nurse training in 1998 whilst working in mixed practice in Glastonbury, Somerset. From there she moved to the University of Bristol spending four years as a surgical veterinary nurse before relocating to Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire. Tania then returned to the South West where she undertook a Head Nurse position in small animal practice before taking up her current position as a Lecturer in Veterinary Nursing at Bicton College. Since joining the College she has completed the Certificate in Education and her clinical interests include well pet clinics, surgical nursing, ophthalmology and puppy socialisation and behaviour.

Information

Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available). Every eCPD tutorial now comes with lifelong access, so you can view the tutorial as may times as you like, with no time limits!

If you make any personal notes during the tutorial using ‘take notes’, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My Courses’.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 30 minutes 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 0.5 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 0.5 CPD points.

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Introduction / 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 5 Pawprint Points (50p 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

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