2nd vaccinations

Re: 2nd vaccinations

katy coleman — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:08:44 GMT

we do 2nd vacc and chips if been seen for 1st vacc at our practice.

my boss relies on us bonding client as understands that client will open up to nurses more readily and form a bond.

we sign the vacc card - if trainee has done the consult then they get a vet to sign for them but rvn sign their own.

i too love doing these consults as they can often be the start of new client relationship and it feels good if they had good experience with their precious new baby and you were part of it.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Emma Purnell — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:21:12 GMT

We kind of have the best of both worlds when it comes to 2nd vaccs. At both first and second vaccinations the client has a 10 minute appointment with a vet and a 20 minute nurse appointment - for the first vacc it is vet first, then nurse and the opposite way around for the second vacc. The vet does all vaccinations, but we get the time to chat over how they are going, check worm and flea treatments and generally answer any questions they have. It seems to work well!

We do most of the microchipping too.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Mrs Dot Dot — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:50:36 GMT

I agree totally ST... I just wish alot of the vets would realise this... in this day and age, with the economic climate etc etc bonding with the clients is really important and us nurses are supeb at it.... masses better than them there vets!!!

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:32:34 GMT

I put this up,as I love doing 2nd vacc and microchips(well maybe not love it.... ouch!!!) but I do love the time we have with clients......... and if I may be so pertinant, I think us nurses have a better chance of bonding new clients on 2nd vacc than a vet does, after all I think we spend more time with them, fussing over, and discussing any issues with the new addition etc which can only be good. Does anyone else agree?

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Ejde — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:25:32 GMT

We do the second vaccs and microchips. We issue vaccination cards and the first vaccs have to have been done at our practice and the animal will have to have had a full MOT with the vet before 1st vacc. The nurse who does the second vacc signs the card.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Mrs Dot Dot — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:58:59 GMT

Hi... Can people who do 2nd vaccs pls tell me who signs the vacc cards... We've been thru this before and I've had e-mails from the RCVS.. it all comes down to whether your practice has vaccination cards or vaccination certificates... if they are certificates then a vet has to be present when you give the vacc, to be able to sign the card..... so they may as well do the vaccination themselves... also nurses can ony do the vacc if the 1st vacc was done at your practice and given a full health check by your vet, and also nurses can only give if your vet believes in nurses abilities/ has faith in you etc.

We don't do 2nd vaccs ( athough I would love to and believe that we are extremely capable) but we do do microchipping.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Hannah25uk — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:56:07 GMT

We routinely do 2nd vaccs and microchips for puppies and kittens at our practice as long as the first was done by a vet and there is no problems that need to be checked at the next vaccs.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:11:43 GMT

Yes, Rachel post the link please

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Gillian Davidson — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:03:44 GMT

Rachel, can you post the link please... I can't find it. We don't do 2nd vaccination... yet. We had a 2 month trial but only managed to get one client who could come to nurse clinics. We only had the support of 1 vet out of 4 and even then we weren't even allowed to give the vaccination the vet did it after checkig the puppy over- we could only discuss preventative health and nutrition.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Vicky RVN — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:57:24 GMT

2nd vacc no...microchipping yes, all of the time! I don't like doing it though, i feel very mean! The animals that i do tend to get a nice treat (if they'll trust me enough to take it!) so that they don't hate me!

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Rachel Jayne — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:18:21 GMT

There's a link on rcvs.org which I printed off to try & persuade my boss to let me do it.

It explains it really well.

(It didn't work for me unfortunately, but might work with for others! )

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Kay Eminson — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:06:48 GMT

Microchipping yes

And 2nd vacs now writing up the protocols, nurses can give them as long as the vet has done the first

Re: 2nd vaccinations

Leigh Hinsley RVN NCert(BDev) MBVNA — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:05:24 GMT

We still do them, as long as they've been seen by our vets for 1st vaccine.

Re: 2nd vaccinations

S-J — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:17:37 GMT

nope not us, we can do microchipping but usually done by vet at 2nd vac