what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Katie Mansfield — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:34:37 GMT

When a vet I work with started her job her kids got her a fob watch with the starting date engraved on the back.

K x

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Phrin Vernon RVN — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:37:19 GMT

Scissors, fob watch or something to hand off her scissors to identify them as hers! I always used an old style ID chip tag with my name written on - lo tech lol!

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Vicky RVN — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:06:10 GMT

My friend got a job as a trainee ACA at PDSA and I got her a spongebob fob watch, she was really chuffed

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

ameliakp — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:19:06 GMT

I like the idea of the scissors too. though had a look on vetinst.com and dont have a clue what one are the normal nursing scissors? i cant compare with mine as had to give them back when i left old job and havnt got round to getting some more! any help with this? they are the blunt curved dressing scissors, but not sure what size to look up?

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

hayleyw — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:53:35 GMT

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this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Veterinary-Anatomy-Physiology-Textbook/dp/0702029386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306778457&sr=8-1

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Yes that one. Theres revision books that go with it too but I haven't got them yet. Another nice idea could be a nurses watch or scissors?

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Ooh that looks like a good book, obviously wasn't out when I started my course! I second the bit about nurses watch or scissors, you can get some really nice nurses watches and they're really handy.

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

hayleyw — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:51:23 GMT

Depends how much you want to spend.. the bigger ones are about £50 if I remember rightly.

In our first year we were told to buy Veterinary Physiology and Applied Anatomy - Revised Reprint: A Textbook for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians by CAW, Louise Tartaglia BSc(Hons) MSc and Anne Waugh BSc(Hons) MSc CertEd SRN RNT FHEA

and also the absolute bible of veterinary nursing: BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing (BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association) by Dick Lane, Barbara Cooper and Lynn Turner (I had the older version, but you will want the most up to date version). There's also an Aspinall veterinary nursing textbook but I just don't like it, it's a very large book with not a lot of detail in it and other people have said the same.

I also found 'the handbook of veterinary nursing' by Orpet & Welsh really useful. Nice simple bullet points, handy as a quick reference guide.

You can also get the NVQ2 and NVQ3 books which are useful when you take your exams, but I just got them out of the uni library.

I have a veterinary nursing dictionary too which is useful from time to time too..

Hope that helps, I have a whole library worth of books on my shelves!

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

epartrick — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:13:35 GMT

[quote user="ameliakp"]

this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Veterinary-Anatomy-Physiology-Textbook/dp/0702029386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306778457&sr=8-1

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Yes that one. Theres revision books that go with it too but I haven't got them yet. Another nice idea could be a nurses watch or scissors?

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

ameliakp — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:09:06 GMT

this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Veterinary-Anatomy-Physiology-Textbook/dp/0702029386/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306778457&sr=8-1

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

ameliakp — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:00:14 GMT

im surprised you lot made sense of that post!! i have no idea where my english or grammer went when i was writing that!!!

thanks for the ideas! i'll get looking on amazon :)

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

epartrick — Mon, 30 May 2011 09:00:44 GMT

At college we need the Aspinall and Cappello Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology book for the course, its a really good book and has the equine in for the diploma. The BSAVA manual is also really helpful but as others have said, it may be re-written for the diploma.

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Katie Mansfield — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:46:43 GMT

I swear by the BSAVA book and also Victoria Aspinall - The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing.

Another goodie is Introduction to Veterinary Anantomy and Physiology - Aspinall and Cappello, might be handy for a 1st yr SVN???

Lovely idea

K x

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

xXx Cat xXx — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:25:27 GMT

Many of the textbooks are being rewritten at the mo so they are more in line with the diploma instead of the NVQ's. The BSAVA book is one of them xXx

Re: what books etc do trainee VN's need?

Katie B — Sun, 29 May 2011 23:35:55 GMT

BSAVA Veterinary Nursing fourth edition is apparently a most! Good luck to your friend! And how nice are you, good friend!