All Clinical Coaches (who are veterinary nurses) should have renewed their annual registration by now (1 Nov).
Remember, if there is a lapse in your registration you will not be able to act as a Clinical Coach during that period. We suggest if you have not renewed your registration and you still wish to remain on the VN Register then you should contact the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as soon as possible on 0207 222 2001.
There have been very minor changes to a few of the tasks – essentially wording only.
LD08 – wording change to the scenario to indicate right carpus. Identification of horse no longer included. Task steps remain the same.
NC19 wording change to the task to include that the tablets will be given twice daily. Remainder of task remains the same.
NC21 – addition to the scenario “a. Carry out a routine check of the catheter site and IV line to ensure that it is suitable for administration of medication (explain to the examiner the checks you are making)”.
SA03 – minor word change with no effect on task
We are waiting for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to issue the last batch of NPL Log-Ins. As soon as we receive them we will email the details to relevant students. We are hoping they will be back from the RCVS next week.
Did you visit our stand at the recent BVNA Congress? Collected one of our free ‘Keep Calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ Mugs?
Then why not enter our free photo competition?
To celebrate the launch of our new range of management courses in January 2013, we are offering you the chance to enter our competition to win a £500 voucher towards our new leadership and management courses and the opportunity to own the one and only pint-sized ‘Super Mug’!!
For your chance to win we want to know ‘What are you doing with yours?
We are looking for photos of the most unusual use of the mug or the most unusual location the mug has been to! So get your creative hats on! To get you started we have a couple of examples in our gallery.
To enter, your photo needs to be in a jpeg format and no larger than 5MB. You can submit up to two photos and, for this competition, photos can be digitally altered if you wish.
Please email your photo, along with your contact details, to marketing@caw.ac.uk by 1pm on Friday 2 November 2012. Full terms and conditions can be found here and the winning entrant will be announced on Monday 5 November 2012.
All entries will be displayed in the competition gallery.
Good luck!
Ps, if you weren’t able to collect a mug from BVNA Congress and want to have a go at the competition, there are a few mugs available to purchase whilst stocks last for just £3.95 (including p&p). More information here.
This is a competition run by The College of Animal Welfare. It is open to anyone who either owns, or has access to, a ‘Keep Calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ mug from The College of Animal Welfare.
The College of Animal Welfare does not necessarily endorse any of the images or scenarios depicted in any of the images and has the right to refuse any image that could cause offence or appears to place an animal or person in danger.
The Competition
1. Entry for photograph submission will be open from 19/10/2012 to 02/11/2012.
2. Entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
3. The competition is not open to employees of The College of Animal Welfare or their family.
4. We reserve the right to end this competition at any point at our discretion.
Entries
1. Photos must be in JPG format.
2. Photos must be no more than 5MB in size.
3. Photos must be good quality (i.e. subject in focus, well-lit, etc.).
4. Photos must clearly show the ‘Keep Calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ wording on the mug.
5. Photos must be your own property and not be subject to copyright. If you are not the owner you must have permission from the owner before submitting.
6. Photos must not depict a scenario which may be interpreted as unethical, causing stress or distress or putting an animal or person in danger.
7. Photos must not depict any subject matter that could be considered illegal, immoral, cruel, degrading, or feature any form of suffering or sexual content.
8. Digital alterations of the photo are permitted.
9. A maximum of two submissions per person are allowed.
10. All submissions will be moderated by The College of Animal Welfare before they are shown publicly. The College of Animal Welfare reserves the right to reject photos on any grounds it sees fit.
11. If your submission is rejected you will be emailed with feedback as to the reason. You will then be able to submit a further photograph if you wish. The College of Animal Welfare’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
12. All photos submitted to The College of Animal Welfare are deemed to be either the property of The College of Animal Welfare or can be used by it, and may be used for any purpose we see fit. You will not be entitled to any payment if your photo is used by us publicly.
13. All submissions must be made by email to marketing@caw.ac.uk and will be uploaded to The College of Animal Welfare’s Blog – http://blog.caw.ac.uk
The Winner and The Prize
1. There will be one winner. The winning image will be decided by the Principal of The College of Animal Welfare based on what is deemed to be either the most unusual use of the mug or the most unusual location the mug has been to.
2. The winner will be announced on 05/11/2012 on www.caw.ac.uk.
3. The winner will be notified by email.
4. The winner will receive a voucher which will entitle the winner to a £500 discount off of the course fees of the Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management OR the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management programmes offered by The College of Animal Welfare. These courses will begin in January 2013 and the voucher must be redeemed between January 2013 and 31 July 2013. The winner will also receive a ‘Keep Calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ pint-sized mug.
5. The prize is non-transferable. There is no cash alternative.
Does your practice have any Small Animal Formularies that are out-of-date and going spare? We would be very grateful for any copies that could be donated to our libraries to help our students, thank you!
The College of Animal Welfare is preparing to launch its new Business School in January 2013 with a series of programmes (awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management) designed specifically for those holding, or seeking to hold, management positions, within the veterinary profession and animal welfare sector.
Whether you are a head nurse, aspiring head nurse or practice manager, if you are responsible for the efficient deployment of resources needed to deliver high quality clinical care then these new programmes, that lead to professional recognition, will raise your game and benefit your animal patients.
The Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management and the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management courses will be open for registration in November, with tuition starting in January 2013. These courses will be available on either a distance learning/online basis or via blended learning (a combination of online learning and study days).
Upon achievement of one of these qualifications, you will be able to apply for professional membership of the Institute of Leadership and Management, and thereby be permitted to use the Institute’s internationally recognised professional body post-nominal in recognition of the professional status you have achieved as a manager.
Further course information will be available shortly. If you wish to be kept up-to-date with news on these courses please fill out your details here.
To showcase Veterinary Nurses’ impact on animal welfare, VN Times are running a competition to find 12 inspiring pet stories and photos worthy of featuring on their 2013 calendar.
VN Times want to hear your stories about pets that have inspired you; the survivor you’ve nursed back to health – despite everyone secretly thinking it couldn’t possibly come out the other side, a special rescue pet, or an animal that survived in the face of adversity.
It’s a common occurrence – a pet that comes into the practice in a terrible state, but survives against the odds due to your excellent nursing care, and inspires a place in your heart for putting up such a valiant fight.
The winner will receive a Fujifilm camera worth £1,700! Eleven runner-up prizes of a digital camera will also be awarded to each winning pet featuring in the calendar.
To enter you will need to email a high resolution photo of the happy companion, with a story of why the pet is so inspiring (in a maximum of 100 words) to inspiringpets@vbd.uk.com before 24 October 2012. You should include the pet’s name, your name, telephone number, your qualifications and your address. Postal entries should be sent to Inspiring Pets, FREEPOST ANG3480, Olympus House, Peterborough PE4 6BR.
If you are an employer and you are looking for some help; why not recruit a new apprentice? Take on a new apprentice aged between 16 -24 years of age and you may be eligible to receive £1500 from the Government’s AGE 16-24 Employer Incentive Grant!
Employers (in England) who have less than 1000 employees and have not employed an apprentice within the last 12 months should be eligible to receive the grant. And what’s more, we can even help you recruit an apprentice for free – from advertising to setting up interviews for you!
For further information please call our administration team on 0844 372 9410.
Could all Clinical Coaches with new full-time VN students ensure that any outstanding induction paperwork is returned to us asap. If you are having any problems with any of the paperwork please contact your Quality Assurance supervisor for help.