Resilience is not a new concept. History is filled with the biographies and poetry of men and women whose greatness was achieved primarily through the resilience with which they met and overcame...
The science of veterinary medicine is constantly evolving with an ever-growing body of knowledge and a rapid rate of technological change. In addition, there are regulatory and societal expectations...
Assessing how the clinic is viewed by a new client can be a good place to start. When a client looks at the practice's website, is it easy for them to see that cats are welcome? Is there easy-to-find,...
So what is clinical governance? Well it certainly isn't rocket science. Scally and Donaldson (1998) defined it as: ‘A framework through which organisations are accountable for continually improving...
The concept of reflection has been around for a very long time, being described by the philosopher Aristotle as far back as the 300s BC (Kraut, 2012). The contemporary discussion about reflection and...
In conclusion, it is clear that much is already in place to support veterinary nurses through training to prepare them for the transition to working in practice. The high profile of this subject, will...
Mentoring usually involves a more experienced practitioner (mentor) who serves as a role model in support of a more junior member of staff (mentee) in an area or technique. Mentoring within health...
Mechanisms for antibiotic resistance may be categorised as intrinsic resistance or acquired resistance (Umber and Bender, 2009). Some bacteria are inherently resistant to certain antibiotics due to...
Radioactive iodine (I-131) treatment is a form of nuclear medicine. I-131 is a high-energy radioisotope of iodine and begins in an unstable form. Its primary uptake is by the thyroid gland where...
The term ‘hospice’ can be traced back to medieval times and refers to a place of refuge for weary and ill travellers returning from a long journey (Lutz, 2011); the term hospice was applied to the...
A clinical question can be related to any aspect of a VN's work but the best questions are those that are the most relevant and when answered will make a difference to patient care. It is all too easy...
The concepts, aims and goals of the PFP initiatives, texts and authors reflect a similar ethos: i.e. of building knowledge, understanding and care for the patient's ethology and its individual...