Figure 1. The Orpet and Jeffery Ability Model (2007).

Using the ability model to design and implement a patient care plan

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...

Veterinary nurses creating a unique approach to patient care: part two

While published reflections on the design and implementation of care plans based on the OJAM (2007) almost uniformly identify the advantages of utilising this framework for planning patient care, they...

Veterinary nurses creating a unique approach to patient care: part one

The medical model derived from the human medical practice focuses on the illness or malfunction of a particular part or system of the body (Faulkner, 1985). The treatment thus focuses on just that...

Experience of designing and implementing a care plan in the veterinary environment

As well as forming an evidence base of its own, the progression of the veterinary nursing profession has led to the modification of the way in which veterinary nursing is approached, hence the...

Reflections on designing and implementing a nursing care plan

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,...