Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

PSA-David — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:15:22 GMT

ever thought the reason that practices cannot find a QVN is because these "nurses" did not do any formal exam. Plus WONT undertake an exam. I have always been told that if your passionate about a job, you will fight god dam hard to get your qualification to be recognised. why wait till you have to actually undertake any exam of written work. make the effort to gain the ability to Register, so what if the course work and the exam is repetitive. Certainly this will show in any ANA favour that you want to further yourself.

I could have just found a job after doing my degree and call myself a EVN but no. I wanted the qualification to go with this so I made sure that I found a practice that offered the RCVS formal training.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Arlo Guthrie — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:33:14 GMT

[mention:26a4837ca8d444efbcbc502bfd94c454:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] I think you are sounding uncompromisingly and unfairly harsh on unqualified staff. It is a fact that there are many who perform EXACTLY the same role in practice as qualified staff, and have done for years. Many reasons for this, not least the difficulty some practices have in finding a QVN for the job. I've said elsewhere, one of the biggest issues with protecting the title is the English language. How is an unqualified person to describe themselves when asked what they do, down at the pub? Problem is, 'veterinary nurse' is often the simplest, most accurate way to describe their role, regardless of whether qualified or not. No sensible alternative has been offered by those who want to protect the title. For what it's worth, my suggestion is that unqualified staff who work in a nursing role and who do not have, or want to use another title (such as ANA), could describe themselves as an 'animal nurse', which is accurate, succinct, and differentiates from 'veterinary nurse'.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Rachael_24 — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:37:49 GMT

I worked very hard for my veterinary nursing qualification and it annoys the hell out of me that an unqualified member of staff can call themselves a "veterinary nurse". If you have not completed the training and passed the appropriate examinations then you are not a veterinary nurse and anyone who feels that they need to pretend otherwise should be embarrassed of themselves. Unqualified staff members including ANAs and kennel hands are extremely valuable members of the veterinary team and if they feel that they need to give themselves a different job title then this suggests that they are embarrassed by what they do which is a real shame.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Cats meow — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 05:39:42 GMT

RVN = Registered Veterinary Nurse

VN = is open to being interpreted as qualified but not on the RCVS register. You should not be called a VN if you have not gone through the training and are not qualified; this is the argument.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Sal the 1st — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:45:26 GMT

wonder what the government thinks of this - the government says no - and the RCVS is saying actually we have already done it. Who is the RCVS answerable to?

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Tania Ford — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:09:07 GMT

Yes you can call yourself a VN outside of work but no qualified professional should do so inside, where it really matters. But is that really what you want! You are, and always will be a ANA until you decide (or not) to qualify. Last thing said on the matter here as I do not and have never wanted this to turn into a slanging match! I had been in your position for 23 years so can totally see your side of the argument! But being so narrow minded and not accepting your qualified title of ANA isn't going to get you anywhere. But i suppose so long as you are happy AND have the opportunity to continue working where you are for the next however many years, it seems you will always think the same. I did, until one day, I had to change my beliefs and see the bigger picture and gain my certificate to safeguard what had always been my vocation- working as a Veterinary Nurse. I suppose until it happens you, your thoughts will remain the same :(

I will keep an eye on this article but will no longer participate as i can no longer take the frustration!

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

PSA-David — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:03:46 GMT

well inform the RCVS that you will continue this use of a title and see what they state to you.

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WelshyNurse — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:49:16 GMT

I CAN call myself what I want!!!

My employers can't call me a VN, but there's nothing stopping me saying I am a veterinary nurse. Read it again.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

PSA-David — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:42:20 GMT

Seriously there is still this debate, you cannot call yourself an VN. its stated by the RCVS. your official title currently is ANA. accept it.

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Tania Ford — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:31:22 GMT

Its fine having pictures, job descriptions and qualifications on show, so long as they do not use the title 'Veterinary Nurse'

Your argument is not getting you anywhere as you quite clearly will not change your mind on the subject, even though it is in black and white that whilst in practice you cannot be described as a Veterinary Nurse. I feel I am wasting my time here now and have tried to explain things from both sides of the argument, as I do empathise with you but cannot understand why you cannot see any other point of view other than your own and seem fixated with wanting to call yourself a VN :( Therefore I will no longer post in this comments section as I think it would be nice to see what others think about what we can legally call people like yourself

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Tania Ford — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:22:42 GMT

As far as it goes your job title is ANA and you should be proud that you have obtained a recognised professional qualification in your field, not pushing it to the side and wanting, rightly or wrongly to call yourself a VN - Veterinary Nurse. There are VN's out there who have studied hard to gain their qualification but choose to not be registered (for whatever reason), therefore a VN is a certificated, qualified nurse (even though they cannot undertake schedule 3 procedures), which you are not! You are a ANA - be proud of it!

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

WelshyNurse — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:20:30 GMT

Again, my employer has all staff pictures displayed in reception. This details our role and qualifications. So they are not doing anything wrong

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Tania Ford — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:17:03 GMT

It may be your opinion but your employer is contravening his/her RCVS CoPC!

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

WelshyNurse — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:11:56 GMT

It's my opinion

RE: Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

Alison Clare Hickman — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:25:49 GMT

I used to wear a badge that said 'Animal Nurse' before I progressed to Student Veterinary Nurse and then Registered Veterinary Nurse...