shelly jefferies's Activities

Win £50 Amazon voucher

shelly jefferies — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:38:25 GMT

Please complete this short wound management and negative pressure wound healing questionnaire. There are three £50 Amazon vouchers up for grabs, with the lucky recipients being drawn at the end of next week.

https://form.jotform.com/242613459901356

Pain Management For Veterinary Nurses

Arlo Guthrie — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:54:49 GMT

For this week's Clinical Article Club, Shelly Jefferies is back to answer your questions and discuss her article about pain management in companion animals.

First read her article here: PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR VETERINARY NURSES

Then come and post your questions and discussion points here, by replying to this thread.

NB TO POST IN THIS THREAD, YOU MUST FIRST JOIN THIS GROUP: https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/001/vetnurse-clinical-article-club

I also strongly recommend you subscribe to the daily or weekly digest in that group so you get a daily or weekly alert if there is new content specifically in the Clinical Article Club.

.... and I'll give £50 cash to the person who posts the question or discussion point which prompts the most discussion by the end of the week.

Who'll start me off??!

VetNurse Clinical Article Club

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:27:28 GMT

Becoming a Cat-friendly Clinic

Arlo Guthrie — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:22:32 GMT

Welcome to our first VetNurse Clinical Article Club discussion for 2023!

To anyone new to this, the idea is that every two weeks, we pick an article in Veterinary Practice and invite the author to join us here, so that you can ask any questions you may have, and discuss the subject with one another.

Each discussion will run for a week.

As a bonus, you can claim time spend reading or participating in the discussion towards your annual CPD requirement!

This week's article is Becoming a Cat-friendly Clinic, and I am delighted to welcome the author, shelly jefferies, a veterinary nurse with over 20 years experience and founder of svn2rvn, to join the discussion.

First you need to read Shelly's article here: https://www.veterinary-practice.com/article/becoming-a-cat-friendly-clinic

Then come back and post any questions you have for her about creating a cat-friendly clinic.

And if you already run a cat-friendly clinic, share what you do to make things cat-friendly!

Our aim is for this discussion to be a useful reference for anyone trying to create a cat-friendly clinic in the future, so the more questions you ask and experiences you share, the better.

Fire away!

VetNurse Clinical Article Club

Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:54:14 GMT

Under the microscope - to swab or not to swab

shelly jefferies — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:02:18 GMT

The theme for the month of June over on the Vet Wound Library is Under The Microscope, and we will be looking at all things 'cell' related when it comes to wound management.

We would love to gather your opinions and thoughts on wound swabbing in practice. Please answer the poll below honestly, and if you have any other thoughts, comments or questions please let us know.

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Histology

shelly jefferies — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:13:39 GMT

This month over at The Vet Wound Library we are focusing on Under The Microscope and we are keen to learn more about decision, protocols and opinions from the front line in practice.

Please can you tell us which of the following applies relating to histology samples.

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Honey.....we want your thoughts.

shelly jefferies — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:52:41 GMT

Help us, to help you understand the use of Medical Grade Honey.

We are always looking at ways to improve our knowledge and your professional knowledge and at the same time the subsequent patient care. Part of this involves acquiring information from professionals to aid our research, development and protocols. We would ask you to please take a few minutes (that’s literally all it takes) to complete the attached survey regarding the use of medical grade honey in practice.

https://form.jotform.com/210394544477360

A gift of wisdom.....The Rule Of 2!

shelly jefferies — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:31:38 GMT

Time for a gift of wisdom.......

The rule of 2!

Tie over dressings are a really useful tool in our wound care armoury, but are often under used, which is a shame as they are efficient and cost effective. The rule of 2 makes their placement even easier. So here is the rule of 2......

- place sutures at least 2cm from edge of wound to prevent damaging the wound edges.

- place the sutures 2cm apart to stop the dressing falling out.

- tie the stay suture loops over 2 ml syringe, this will leave you with big enough loops to pass the tie through easily and it makes tying the suture knots easier.

So there we go remember the rule of 2 to make your tie over dressings easy.

How Hibi Are You?

shelly jefferies — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:41:50 GMT

Join us for this interactive session, which marks the start of our Infection Control series. This webinar is open for everyone and promises to be both fun and informative. Simply follow the link below to register for the webinar on 12th November https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zxfIIv-hQZidb_T6HjAPVQ

Wet to dry dressings

Nat79 — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:16:09 GMT

I read about people using wet to dry dressings. I have never used them but was wondering are they not painful to remove?

Wound Drain Placement

shelly jefferies — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:00:26 GMT

I am loving the discussions and sharing that has been happening recently, so here's another talking point......

Drain Placement……..what’s wrong in this picture??

The answer is there are two ends visible from the same penrose drain. A common mistake, made often in practice is to place a Penrose Drain with each end visible from the wound.

Penrose drains are passive drains, meaning that they should be always placed ventrally in a wound. These drains work via a combination of gravity, capillary action, and changing pressures related to the animal’s body movement. Placing the drain ventrally maximizes the likelihood that fluid will drain effectively. It is important that the drain has only a single exit hole. The traditional technique, which leaves two free drain ends exiting the wound, has been associated with an increased risk of nosocomial infection.

What happens in your practice?

Pink tape to secure a bandage!!!!!

shelly jefferies — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:03:23 GMT

Pink tape to hold a bandage on……..do you tape your socks on to stop them falling down?!?!?

The act of putting pink tape around the top of a bandage to secure it in place is actually counter productive and can cause bandaging injuries. Why?

Well all you are doing is taping the tertiary layer of your bandage normally a funky cohesive print of some kind, to the skin/fur. Yes this may stop the cohesive layer slipping, however normally if a bandage if going to slip or move it is the primary and secondary layers as well which move. So all you do is stop the top layer slipping, but the contents of your bandage can still slip/move/clump resulting in a bandaging injury due to pressure. Also I ‘m sure we’ve all seen the skin looking pretty pink and sore when removing the tape, due to the pulling action of the bandage trying to move and pulling on the skin. So step away from the pink tape, think of alternatives such as body suits, limb covers and tie over dressings if your bandage won’t stay in place without pink tape!

Do you routinely use pink tape in practice to secure your bandages?

Time for some honesty!!!

shelly jefferies — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 14:18:59 GMT

So after having to recently deal with a bandaging injury on a patient in my clinic, I am wondering how often people are actually seeing bandage related injuries?

So share your experiences with me, do you see them regularly? Are they often associated with the same types of bandage i.e limb bandage including a bony prominence? Does your practice take them seriously? Does the owner have to pay for prolonged or subsequent bandage changes as a result of the injury? Do you routinely use preventative measures such as donuts to off load pressure?

Let me know your thoughts and experiences please.

Clipper Blades

shelly jefferies — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:45:58 GMT

Does anyone have any policies in practice about clipper blades? As in do you sharpen clipper blades or dispose of them once blunt? Do you keep seperate blades for surgical clipping? What/how do you clean your blades?