NPL question on VN3

Re: NPL question on VN3

Steph SVN — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:04:21 GMT

I was having trouble with this section as well! Thanks for all the info this has helped me a lot too! x

Re: NPL question on VN3

Kelly Nastaly — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:51:00 GMT

This was just what I was looking for, I knew you guys would have the answers, thank you. x

Re: NPL question on VN3

Nessie_W — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:16:35 GMT

They are all landmarks you can use for radiography, clipping pre op etc. Plus as mentioned you need to know your anatomical directions. For your NPL evidence record skills that demonstrate the use of these landmarks so when you are logging radiography, lab, surgical skills etc then remember to log something in VN3 as well. Hope this helps

Re: NPL question on VN3

Nessie_W — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:12:59 GMT

Have a look at the qualification handbook for level 3 diploma, VN3- there is a list in there of landmarks a VN should be able to demosntrate in an living animal.

http://awardingbody.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/qualification-handbook-2010/

Page 28

Know anatomical landmarks in living animals that are relevant to veterinary nursing practice

2.1

Demonstrate the position of anatomical landmarks in intact animals, including dogs, cats, exotic

species and horses to address musculoskeletal features, points of venous and arterial access and

external genitalia

Axial skeleton-occipital crest, angle of jaw, zygomatic arch, mandibular ramus, wing of atlas,

dorsal spine of axis vertebrae, thoracic dorsal spinous processes, lateral processes of lumbar

vertebrae, first rib, last rib, manubrium, xiphisternum

Fore-limb landmarks - spine of scapula, acromion, greater tubercle of humerus, humeral condyles,

olecranon

Hind-limb and pelvis landmarks - wings of ilium, tuber ischii, brim of pubis, greater trochanter,

patella, fabellae, tibial tuberosity, calcaneous

Veins - jugular, femoral, cephalic, saphenous

Equine:- Lateral thoracic

Small animal:- Lingual

Other landmarks and structures - larynx, trachea, heart, bladder, external genitalia

Re: NPL question on VN3

kerrywilliams2007 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:45:03 GMT

i did mine last year and i did as the above post, i did crainial caudal etc, but then identfied landmarks used in xray. then when doing the radiography section, you could then link it to this section saying you used "said landmark" to position for "such and such" view.

youll get the hand of NPL after a while!

Re: NPL question on VN3

Emma Clark — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:36:59 GMT

I've been told its just a bit of everything e.g. common landmarks, skeletal anatomy, planes such as cranial/caudal. So they can log things as they do them e.g. if they help with a radiograph they can log identification of the anatomy being viewed, if they hold for bloods they can identify the jugular vein. The college complete this for our students in relation to horses and they logged my student as identifying frog of the foot, jugular and the fetlock.

And I've taken intact to mean anatomically complete and correct and not neutered, don;t think they worded it very well!! hehe!!