This was a prospective, cross-sectional survey-based study, approved by the RCVS Ethical Review Panel. The inclusion criteria for participation were being a registered veterinary nurse (UK practicing)...
Current literature focusses on obesity, with minimal research surrounding malnutrition and species comparison. This study aimed to explore the current attitudes, awareness, and practises of veterinary...
Dogs are important members of a unique interspecies relationship that involves a care and concern that permeates species boundaries. However, the various interactions that humans have with companion...
There are four key touch points that veterinary teams have with owners and/or their dog during the veterinary clinic journey – pre-appointment, reception and waiting area, consultation,...
Translating educational strategies into specific teaching plans requires much work. To avoid the duplication of effort, this article reported on the design and outcomes of authentic classroom-based...
The aim of teaching animal emotions is to enable students to interpret an animal's emotional state in real-life or ‘authentic’ contexts. The most authentic situation is the veterinary practice...
The authors could find limited articles detailing the experience of SVNs in the CLE. The veterinary nursing profession could therefore look to the literature currently available in student human...
The experiences a student has in the CLE are critical in preparing student human nurses (SHNs) for their career, allowing opportunities to put theory into practice, develop clinical skills, and build...
Figure 1 shows the relationship between quality improvement and practice culture. Quality improvement can be defined as the combined efforts of the whole team to make changes that will lead to...
A surveillance programme has two overall goals: to monitor specific outbreaks, e.g. meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP); and establish a baseline threshold for HAI incidences....
If behaviour is an essential consideration in the assessment and treatment of disease (Overall, 2013; Landsberg and Tynes, 2014), then a basic understanding of a dog's natural behaviour is necessary...
Veterinary professionals (particularly veterinary surgeons) are often taught that their role is to impart knowledge in order that the other party can change their behaviour; discussions with clients...