The patient was a 12-year-old, male neutered, 5.3 kg domestic short-haired cat. A clinical examination revealed weight loss of 0.2 kg, polyphagia, and a palpable goitre. He was tachycardic, with a...
As described by Can and Erol (2012) NCPs provide an organised framework for the knowledge, thoughts and actions that nurses bring into patient care. Their structure is based on a model of nursing care...
Fundamentally, a nursing model is ‘a collection of ideas, beliefs and values about the nature and purpose of nursing, which influence the way in which nurses work with their patients’ (Davis, 2007:...
Veterinary nursing has come a long way since its beginning in the mid 20th century, from unqualified veterinary assistants to fully accountable registered veterinary nurses (RVNs). It is still,...