level 3 practicals

Re: level 3 practicals

Naomi Jackson RVN — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:10:31 GMT

Mine were on a Sunday. Felt so wrong somehow. Good luck for then. Practice every second you can. I used egg timer set to 5 mins instead of 6 and did them until I could do them in my sleep. In fact it got so they made me go to sleep.

Re: level 3 practicals

FINNIGAN — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:53:10 GMT

thanku all so much, all feedback is great as to give me an insite as to what to expect, have just got my date for the 20th sept a sunday!!! so all you can throw my way i appreciate

Re: level 3 practicals

Fiona Leathers — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:16:58 GMT

Interesting article in the VN Standards this month about practical exams - pretty much stated that even if you talk your way through the practical you will not get extra marks, or increased marks if you did somehting wrong. Basically it is a practical exam and they want to be able to see that you can do the task, not speak about it.

Re: level 3 practicals

Vanessa Busby — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:19:31 GMT

Hiya, i'd just like to reply to Smanthas comment re: the questions not counting for much in your practical tasks - that is not true. If you answer the questions incorrectly or run out of time so that they are not asked, then this gets marked as not achieved. If you answer them badly then that can make a difference! Please don't dis-count them!!!!!!

Re: level 3 practicals

FINNIGAN — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:01:33 GMT

thanku all so much am really gratefull for all your feedback, and have stocked up on rescue remedy, nerves always take over with me.

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samantha tully RVN MBVNA — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:44:57 GMT

Hi just took my practicals (and passed!!! yay!!!!) and got asked 2 signs of hypoglycaemia, name an antimicrobial handwash (to go with that stupid handwashing task!), what way to get urine sample from anaethetised cat, what o2 flush for, what are tungsten inserts on instruments for. Pretty standard stuff but when you are there your mind goes blank!!! but don't worry they don't really count for anything unless you are borderline in the task.

Good luck for Sept, rescue remedy is the greatest!

Re: level 3 practicals

FINNIGAN — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:14:58 GMT

thanku they will all just give me some tips on what to revise on, keep them comming girls xx

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gemma — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:37:25 GMT

hey i only just sat mine in the summer and i got the following questions -

1. give 2 signs that a dog suffering from otodectes could show?

2. name an antimicrobial cleaner - i said chlorhexidine, but they wanted the proper name chlorhexidine gluconate.

3. what would be the best way to obtain a sterile urine sample from a NON-sedated cat?

4. name another non-rebreathing circuit (other than ayres t piece)?

5. why do some instruments have tungsten inserts in them?

6. give 2 examples of signs of an animal experiencing hypoglycaemia?

they were all tied in with the tasks that i got though, so i suppose it depends on what tasks you get! im pretty sure that they change them aswell!!

hope that helps!

Re: level 3 practicals

Deemus — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:23:41 GMT

When I took my practicals many moons ago (more than I care to remember), one of the questions was how to place a check chain on a dog! I remember standing there and thinking it was a trick question.

Anyhow, landmarks for rads are a bit of a fave. In the lab bit, mite questions are commonplace.

Best of luck with it :)

Re: level 3 practicals

FINNIGAN — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:30:34 GMT

thanku all for feed back, keep them comming all will help!!!

Re: level 3 practicals

Naomi Jackson RVN — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:02:47 GMT

Lab - What preservative for urine. What other mites apart form pictures shown. Rad - What areas did you collimate to. Anaesthesia - What circuit used for specific weight. Pharm - What muscle used other than quads for im inj. Bandaging - why splint used. So really really easy questions.

Re: level 3 practicals

Kay Eminson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:09:57 GMT

I got asked why you would use a pediatric fluid giving set, thats the only question I can remember!