Veterinary nursing in Norway
Abstract
Quality assurance of education abroad is the reason the inter-European collaboration on aspects such as curricula and examination systems is very important. It is also the reason why the Norwegian Veterinary Nurses programme strives for involvement in European projects that have a common aim in improving education of veterinary nurses across Europe.
Veterinary nursing is a relatively new profession in Norway, as in many other European countries. Veterinary clinics have had people filling the role of veterinary ‘nurses’ for many years, but an organized, educated and properly trained group of professionals working as veterinary nurses/technicians has only existed in Norway since 1991.
Much has happened in the last 15 years, both in the education of veterinary nurses and in the legislation governing professionals working with animals.
This article aims to give an account of the developments that have occurred in Norway regarding the veterinary nursing profession, the legislation for authorization of the profession, the education and the future challenges being met for the continuing education of veterinary nurses in Norway.
The state educational department decided in 1995 that the Norwegian Veterinary Nurse and Assistants Association had to change its name as the title of veterinary/veterinarian was now protected and only to be used for veterinary surgeons (S-115/96, Lovdata 2001).
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