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Meet the RCVS Day for Potential Election Candidates
On Tuesday 15 January the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will hold a ‘Meet the RCVS Day’ for those standing or considering standing for election to RCVS Council or the Veterinary Nurses Council. The event offers prospective candidates an opportunity to find out more about what the role of a Council member involves, and […]
Clinical Coach, Wendy Taylor, Shares the Benefits of Training Veterinary Nurses
When I first started in Veterinary Nursing many, many years ago we were over used and undervalued. Fortunately, I worked for a practice that valued their nurses and wanted us to excel, so we were encouraged to take the Veterinary Nursing qualification. This made us ‘hungry for knowledge’ and we felt proud to become a […]
Breaking News for Clinical Coaches…
Over the weekend (22/23 Dec), the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) gained a new function – a ‘quick start’ button. Please log on to the CC area of the VLE for full details from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). This facility will enable more experienced students to make faster starts on some tasks.
WSAVA Launch Survey about Nutritional assessments in Small Animal Practice
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched an online survey to find out how well nutritional assessments are carried out in practice. The association would like to know how familiar veterinary professionals are with nutritional assessments and tools, such as body condition scoring, as well as which members of the practice team normally […]
Important information for all CAW Clinical Coaches re VLE!
The shared log-in to the Clinical Coach Area on the VLE (cawcc) will expire shortly. When logging in to the VLE and Clinical Coach area from now on, please use your unique 6 digit username. If, for whatever reason, you have not received your unique username and log-in instructions please contact us on 01480 422060/admin@caw.ac.uk.
The Army are now Recruiting Registered Veterinary Nurses
Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse? Are you looking for a new challenge away from a veterinary practice? Well this may be the ideal opportunity as the army are now recruiting RVNs between the age of 17 1/2 to 32 years 11 months. The role is to look after sick and injured animals, primarily dogs and […]
Veterinary Nursing Student, Madeleine Armstrong, Shares her Tips for Balancing your Placement with your College Work
My placement is at an emergency care hospital and receives a lot of patients on a 24 hour basis, which proves to be a fast paced and exciting environment to work in. I have found the course so far thoroughly interesting and feel that it pushes me to do my best and research things for […]
NPL Moderation Reports
Clinical coaches – please keep an eye out for the NPL Moderation Reports which will be emailed to you shortly. Please make sure any actions are complete – any problems please speak to your QAS, thank you.
Reminder to all September 2012 Start Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing Students
If you started the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme in September 2012 this reminder is for you! Please do not forget that NPL Units VN1,2,5 & 7 need to be completed by 31 January 2013 (excluding the stabling task in VN5). VN3 should be completed by February – March 2013, followed by VN4 in March – April […]
NPL Log-In Reminder
Please remember that you must not share your Nursing Progress Log (NPL) log in details with any other clinical coaches in your practice. The NPL permits only one named clinical coach per student at any one time for reasons of accountability and integrity; permitting a number of staff to access a student’s record using a […]