01/05/2025
May is Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month ๐
Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month
โก๏ธRVNs, share your journey into veterinary nursing and your experiences. Have you experienced misconceptions about your job role? What do you love the most?โฌ
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A recent US study found that many of the US public do not understand the job role of their vet techs, nor the qualifications they hold - the same is often true in the UK.
The Veterinary Nursing profession is regulated by the UK veterinary regulator, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
RVNs follow the code of professional conduct. These are registered, accountable and highly skilled individuals who can help enormously in management of acute and chronic conditions, support and education, and help
guide owners to make good โevidence basedโ decisions about their petโs health, aid in preventative health care, perform surgery under Schedule 3, perform diagnostic procedures, phlebotomy and much more.
Registered Veterinary Nurses hold high level qualifications and can go on to further study achieving Bachelor of Science degrees, Advanced Higher and Further Education Diplomas, Certificates, Masters and PhDs as well as many diversifying into behaviour, education and physiotherapy etc.
Value your Registered Veterinary Nurses