The growth in nurse consulting is particularly relevant given the current challenges in veterinary surgeon recruitment and retention. As well as the increasing attention and consideration as to what medical treatments Registered Veterinary Nurses can be authorised to perform under the Schedule 3 exemption.
Many nurses wish to diversify their skill base by performing more consultations and more veterinary practices are now offering their clients this valuable service.
However, some nurses lack the confidence to take ‘command’ of consultations (beyond the traditional admits and discharge). This is simply due to a lack of experience, instruction and clarity as to what constitutes an effective consultation.
The NCSCertificate in RVN Consulting has been developed to fill this knowledge gap.
Find out more here.
This taster content refreshed my knowledge on Schedule 3 and what veterinary nurses can do and gave me a further insight on how to perform veterinary nurse consults in a structured manner. I am likely to complete the full certificate.
Sophie
Registered Veterinary Nurse
I really enjoyed it! The speakers were fantastic, very clear, easy to understand and to follow and I have come away with some new knowledge but also confidence in how to approach consults without fear of saying something incorrect/worry.
Jess
Registered Veterinary Nurse
I really enjoyed it and feel it has allowed me to feel more confident in how to hold my consults and clear paths to take when recommending when to see a vet. I enjoyed the breakdown of consults as this has allowed me to branch out in a clear and concise way to learn more about different subjects. The course really seems to suit my learning style as I’m a very visual learner so the colours help me to remember things. Overall I feel this model will allow me to hold more structured, fluid consults.
Emma
Registered Veterinary Nurse
I found the first module on legalities and Schedule 3 in relation to RVN fantastic and informative. This information is rarely laid out concisely and in a way that is clearly relevant to what we do as nurses, leaving us feeling nervous to provide services because we aren’t sure what we can or can’t do. I found this information was explained very well and I believe it is of significant value to all nurses. It set my mind at ease when it comes to consulting and knowing we are operating within our legal limits
I found the information about the structure of a consultation very useful. I also liked the examples of the type of phrases and language we could use when detecting abnormalities and referring them to a vet in order to ensure that we don’t get accussed of ‘diagnosing’ something we shouldn’t.
The module on confidence and self-doubt was also very helpful. I was able to identify my own self talk and how to deal with failure
I enjoyed the intro so much, I would happily invest in the full price RVN Cons course. I think this course would be really helpful in our clinics that want to get nurse consulting off the ground, and add value to those already doing it. I would have liked a little more information on how to charge clients for our services as nurses, but I believe this is covered more in depth in the paid course?
Jessica Joosse BAnVetBioSci (Zoology), RVN, AVN
Practice Manager
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