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xXx Cat xXx — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:44:22 GMT

Hi,

I have most of the books mentioned above and lots more all on or about vet nursing and various topics. I either use Amazon, Amazon market place, The book depository and Ebay.

My friends at college recon by the time I have finished collecting them I will have a bigger library than the RCVS lol

Tracy

xXx

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sisterscope1 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:56:34 GMT

You can get online access to a number of testbooks (as well as articles, journals etc) at www.ivis.org You need to register and is free for vets, VN's, academics etc,. There's not an exhaustive list and not all recent but worth a look nevertheless.

Also, don't forget libraries! You can get almost anything from the British Library, well - as long as it's legal. I'm v lucky to have a librarian at work, but I'm assured it's not too difficult to set up an account (encourage practice to do so!) and borrow books.

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:44:14 GMT

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used most of was an old compendium from work for my portfolio

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A vet gave me their old formulary, very useful for portfolio! The Noah website is also useful to have saved in your favourites!

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:39:13 GMT

My 1st practice brought me my lane and cooper books! still have them 12years later

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les punton — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:26:12 GMT

I bought my vet nurse lane and cooper myself (with a little help from my dad) then once i got to college they had some second hand ones for sale, I bought veterinary dictionary.

the question and answer books I found helpful nearer exams but the one that I prob used most of was an old compendium from work for my portfolio

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:56:17 GMT

The most useful books i've got are:

Veterinary Nursing by Lane and Cooper (what a lot of people call Jones)
The Complete Texbook of Veterinary Nursing by Aspinall
(these two are both pricey but cover a large range of topics, only one is necessary, your practice is likely to have them)
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology by Aspinall and O'Reilly
Veterinary Nursing Self-Assessment Questions and Answers by Julie Ouston (my fab lecturer at college!), when you come do doing yor exam revision this book is a godsend. It not only tells you what the answers are to the multiple choice questions, it's also explains WHY it's the correct answer. Between this book and various practice tests that were given to me by college a fair few of the questions came up in my actual exam, very useful! Sat there and thought...'hmm i know this answer, i did it yesterday!'!
Dictionary of Veterinary Nursing by Lane and Guthrie. It's ok but a more in depth one would be better i think.

I've got the How to Get Through NVQ2 but i didn't actually use it!

Happy shopping!

I'm going to do a mega order at college on thurs!

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:19:23 GMT

this I found to be the best little book around for learning terminology etc when I was a trainee in the year dot - obviously this is the up to date version

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Baillieres-Nurses-Dictionary-nurses-workers/dp/0702027065

my trainees used to get them as a birthday or christmas present - whichever came first. Most of them still have them!

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Maisy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:04:50 GMT

Aside from the Jones/BSAVA manual, you don't need a huge amount of books for the moment. The ones that I found helped were

Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology by Victoria Aspinall - this explains the A+P side in clear detail, more so IMO than the Jones manual

How to get through NVQ2 in Veterinary Nursing - excellent revision aid, only thing is remember this wasn't written for the current syllabus so there will be some things in there that you won't have covered in 1st yr such as pharmacology.

The portfolio books are useful as a guide, but again these were written before the new changes in syllabus/case format came about. Not a huge problem, just bear in mind that some changes will have taken place since then.

As for dictionaries, the nursing ones tend to have more relevent information in there. The vet ones are good (especially Blacks) but there are loads of stuff about large animal work and other things that you won't need to know!

Def check out ebay though as you will often find some good bargains on there.

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NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:59:40 GMT

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Your practice will have good books such as the jone's. It is beeter to have your own though. I would recommend a portfolio tips book, the jones, and a good nursing (not veterinary) dictionary. Try ebay or even vetnurse webpage itself. Also speak to qualified nurses within the practice to see if they can loan your their books.

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Can i just enquire as to why the general nursing dictionary is better than the veterinary ones? ( I have noticed that they are cheaper but there must be more reasons!)

I Have got some one who has said that they will let me borrow some anat and phys books but i would still like them. I have seen a couple of books for "clinical procedures in VN". is this one any good for the veterinary trainign or would this be a better one for afterwards once qualified?

some body at work also recommended the NVQ2 book as well (but again does not want to sell lol) so am going to look into them. The only main problem being them being so expencive!

Thanks again, keep the reccommendatison coming!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:49:35 GMT

how to pass nvq 2 is a really good helpful book as it has everything you need to know! and this one for anp is good

Veterinary Physiology and Applied Anatomy - Revised Reprint: A Textbook for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians (Paperback) anne waugh and louise tartaglia

good luck!!

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Gemma Preston — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:29:28 GMT

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NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:19:28 GMT

Anyone able to reccomend any books which they foudn helpful for their first year oof the VN course. I am trying to get prepared before the actual event. Currently trying to find an introduction to anatomy andphysiology for veterinary nurses but this is not an easy task as they are not cheap :(. Have asked people at work but they dont always ahve it and they do not want to sell the ones they ahve got!

Anyway, any reccomendations for books which helped get them through their exams and books which weregenerally helpful in their college course would be greatfully recieved.

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NuttyNu — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:58:04 GMT

unfortunately, work will not pay for them - they are paying for my college course nand RCVS and everything like that. i ahve to pay for colleeg materials and for transport there and back. Tehya lso pay for CPD and that when i do qualify and currently so i cannot really complain about that!.

However with my brother moving to Germany for a year and parents paying a lot for that, they ahve said that they will pay for my books but i am still not wanting to get the most expencive ones but help find them some of the better places to get them from so that they dont spend too much!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:14:23 GMT

haha ye i have loads of them!! Could make myself a small fortune haha

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:11:57 GMT

Sell them on ebay!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:10:16 GMT

ahh that reminds me... everytime I go see my gran shes set aside this little pile of books {i say little normally 10 at least!} that she has read and thinks I will like!! Makes me laugh, I have so many from her, that I can't get through! She has soo many!! She had a collection mills and boon books but when she was moving she wanted rid of them and gave them all to me... not my cup of tea, yet they are in a box in my cupboard!!! I should sell them on!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:03:14 GMT

I do that, read one by an author then end up getting all of the other titles by them! Currently reading a Martina Cole, which i have a shelf full of! And many more shelves and an airing cupboard full as well! And the loft! Not all my buying though, my mum is almost as bad as me for picking up a bargain, and we've recently cleared out my nans flat...she had a LOT of books people had brought her over the years, in every cupboard! Bless her, she did read them but not at the rate people bought them!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:57:43 GMT

ahhh charity shops rock!! I mean you get lyk 6 books for under a fiver awesome!! And not doing anytihng at the mo means I read them haha but got a few left around to read!!

After reading a Jodi Pilcout book I decided that I would get the lot form car boots and charity shops!! Only missing a few now!! Not read them though!! waiting to i have a set woohoo!!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:52:54 GMT

Getting books online is def the best way to go, they are all so expensive in shops! For my fiction books i like to go on ebay and get a job lot, much cheaper! Or trawl the charity shops and get some bargains! Supermarkets often sell bargain fiction books as well...i MUST stop buying them, have a HUGE supply and no time to ready them all!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:49:14 GMT

my uni didn't do them discounted

but how good is book depositry though?? just in general ?? I tend to go to borders and hav a look around then go home and order online!! I like a bargain book

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:40:57 GMT

I've just had a look at that site and compared prices to a list i've got from college. Didn't buy any through college last year because i already had the ones i needed. I knew they were discounted through college but didn't realise how much! An example is 'Handbook of Behaviour Problems of the Dog and Cat' is £43.73 from book depository, from college it's £37!!! Will be placing an order at college next week!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:32:35 GMT

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nooo!! the best place and cheapest place is book depositry! i bought any book i needed of there! and it does an amazon comparision thing aswell! Free delivery world wide!!

am a walking advert for this place just love it!

Let us know how you get on

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I've not heard of that one Lou, all of mine have come from Amazon. I've just started 2nd year and there are at least another 5 books i want to get. I've just counted and i've got 11 i've brought so far, and a couple that have been given to me! It's like a library! A lot of mine i've had for xmas pressies!

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loopylou711 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:31:43 GMT

nooo!! the best place and cheapest place is book depositry! i bought any book i needed of there! and it does an amazon comparision thing aswell! Free delivery world wide!!

am a walking advert for this place just love it!

Let us know how you get on

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Rachel Jayne — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:23:43 GMT

Play.com do VN books - you don't pay VAT cos they're based in Jersey

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Saskia Quinn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:59:33 GMT

amazon or ebay often have good deals on vn books