Qualified ANAs duties

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:23:00 GMT

Also did dental descaling and polishing.

I worked in one practice where there were only qualified ANAs so we did everything.

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Anonymous — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:22:01 GMT

I didn't think you had to be RVN to xray? I did xray ing when I first started out before any qualifications.

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Honeybadger — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:01:22 GMT

I believe ANA's have a huge part to play in the practice team. I have 2 working in my team and I couldn't do without them. I also completed the ANA training course before doing my VN training. I do believe but there are lots of tasks which fall under the remit of an RVN that I wouldn't expect them to carry out. This includes:

Dental descaling, devising nursing care plans, renal and diabetic clinics, complex bandages (e.g. robert jones), placing urinary or IV catheters, Taking X-rays, 2nd vaccinations, giving s/c and i/m injections.

I strongly believe that if you are carrying out a task you need to know WHY you are doing it a certain way/giving a certain drug, what side effects you need to look out for, how the dose was calculated and how to the drug works. Giving medication is not as simple as giving the injection.

Don't get me wrong - I believe that the ANA training course is invaluable and I learnt lots but its just not the same as VN trianing.

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:49:32 GMT

I believe the ANA qualification is getting more recognised lately. I've seen quite a lot of practices advertise for RVN/qualified ANA so guess that shows more is expected of them.

The only thing the ANAs haven't done in my previous jobs is take blood/catheterisation. Other than that they do the same as rvns.

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Ceri Boyd — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:28:48 GMT

Taking bloods is schedule 3 and she therefore shouldn't be doing this?!!

The ANA in my practice is a massive help to the nurses by cleaning, restraining animals, lab work, reception work. She is a massive asset to the practice but does NOT perform veterinary nursing duties, nor would she expect to.

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:45:37 GMT

Pretty much the same as my current practice although it seems to vary with other practices. I have a friend who is an ANA and in her practice she takes bloods and gives subcutaneous and im injections

RE: Qualified ANAs duties

Honeybadger — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:42:18 GMT

The jobs that ANA's carry out in my practice are:

Basic nurse clinics (nail clips)

Anaesthesia monitoring

Restraining animals

Put up and dispense medication

Running bloods and packaging lab samples

Clinical and general cleaning

Reception and admin duties