Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Yolander Wright — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:01:03 GMT

I am starting my VN training and start at College one day a week in September after having already been in practice for nearly 5 years.

I find the idea of doing the training on the job very good with attending college just one day a week for the theory side very good but building the portfolio is going to be my hardest challenge i think, matching PCs with scopes etc its all forgeign to me at the mo just hope it soon starts to make sense!

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Louisa Slade — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:01:06 GMT

i agree with the extra hands on experience but surely by changeing it just to get more qualified nurses means that they may not have the knowlege to be a qualifed nurse. also i thought the NVQ was desinged for those people who do not want higher education could still gain a qulaification.

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:55:25 GMT

I qualified many moons back now , but this sounds very similar to the way the training was carried out back in the seventies! I gained lots of working experience and did day lease. I have to admit it may not have been the perfect way, but I did have plenty of hands on experience when I did qualify.Alot of the newly qualified nurses these days know it all in theory but have had little or no experience of actually doing the job!

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emma dalton — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:18:52 GMT

i think it is currently the wrong way forward! this will mean we have lees equine nurses as we chose to do equine nursing as we have no desire to do small animal nursing, i feel this move will set the nursing qualification back 5 years to before the equine nursing qualification was created!!! why create this qualification to then take it away and disadvantage the potential, very dedicated and enthused potential equine nurses! I am very proud and honoured to have chosed and completed this rout and feel it will be a huge shame to lose it! i think that anyone with an interest in Equine nursing should stand up and have their say now before it is too late

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:56:16 GMT

How would this work then for me as someone who is hoping to start the NVQ route after a two year National Diploma in Animal Management?

Any responses welcome

Chris

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:23:24 GMT

In response to JodiLouise's comments if you have achieved Level 2 and been certified then you cannot have that taken away from you, so you have not worked in vain.Regarding assessment there will still be a need for assessment in the workplace and a replacement for the A1 award is being prepared. I do urge everyone to contact the RCVS although the deadline is past and make their views known,funny how these suveys happen in the Summer!When it is a done deal and too late to change, and you don't like it then you only have yourself to blame

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

JodiLouise — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:25:48 GMT

i think this would cause a lot of havoc, as I had to stop my training following my first year for financial reasons and I intend to finish next year, providing I can find employment. I would lose the qualification I have gained so far essentially.

Also, a full time further-education course would surely lead to thousands of people (as It would be a very appealing course for many) to opt into doing it without thinking it through and ending up with many students qualified but unable to find a job.

RE: Veterinary nursing qualifications under review

Diane — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:15:32 GMT

Hurray at last!! Progress!

Our practice opted out of renewing TP status mainly due to the vast amount of time needed to constantly assess students with the dredded portfolio.