Description
This CPD course is aimed at vet nurses in general practice
Module 1
Pre-anaesthetic Considerations
- Equipment selection
- Pre-anaesthetic checks
- Premedications
- Pain assessment and analgesia
Module 2
Anaesthetic Induction and Maintenance
- Induction agents
- Monitoring during induction
- Anaesthetic agents
Module 3
Monitoring Anaesthesia
- Common monitoring equipment
- Capnography
- Troubleshooting problems
Module 4
Patient Considerations
- Individual patient assessments
- Patient specific care plans
- Warming devices
- Case studies
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: Apr 2022 (converted from a tutored course)
Speaker
Louise Dale VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), A1 Assessor, RVN
University of Liverpool
Louise qualified as a RVN in 2002 with the PDSA in Batley Leeds. She then worked in mixed practice for a while before returning to small animals at Oakbeck veterinary Hospital in Harrogate. Louise then took on a Head Nurse position at Ashland’s Veterinary Centre in Ilkley, where she stayed for 4 years and became an A1 Assessor, completed a supervisory certificate and gained a certificate in animal behaviour.
In 2007, Louise started teaching at Rotherham College as a lecturer in animal care where she completed a level 4 qualification in PTTLS. In 2009 Louise accepted the full time post of senior surgical nurse at Liverpool University. Louise completed an NVQ level 3 in Leadership and Management and also her VTS qualification in Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Louise managed a team of eight theatre staff and organised the day to day running of the theatre at Leahurst Small Animal Teaching Hospital for several years, before being promoted to the clinical manager of the Equine department in 2022.
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.
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
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Sara Short –
really informative, easy to follow
Rated: Intermediate level
Lucy Strange –
Detailed + in-depth
Rated: Intermediate level
(Newly qualified (<2 years) - UK)
Julia Smith –
Very informative for refreshing updating and refreshing knowledge. Easy speaker to listen to.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced levels
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Danielle Green –
Great material and learned a lot
Rated: Intermediate level
Natalie Bennett –
I found it easily to follow and very informative
Rated: Intermediate level
Natalie Brooks –
Very good, great refresher
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced
Nicole Salisbury –
Very good course, helped me to learnt a lot. Feel happy troubleshooting and dealing with a variety of patients
Lizzy Elliott –
Very in depth learning of anaesthesia – great course, has a great variety learning options.
Jack Richardson –
A great entry level CPD for those wanting to learn more about anaesthesia. I was using this as a stepping stone to see if I wanted to go on to do further anaesthesia CPD. I am happy to say this course has left me wanting to progress my Anaesthesia knowledge even further!
Jessica Kingdom –
I really enjoyed this course, the tutorials were very informative and a great way to brush up on some general knowledge which may be forgotten in practice if outside of your usual protocol. The further reading also provided some more insite into what we were looking at each week and have been great to keep if required in the future. I really enjoyed the quizzes as I like to apply what I have learnt into a test like situation to see what information has been retained and what I may need to review in the future to continue my learning.