As well as introducing the new professional behaviour assessment tool, it has been agreed that the practical placement hours requirement would be reduced from 2,100 to 1,800, calculated as 35 hours per week over one year, and would therefore comply with current HMRC National Minimum Wage requirements. I now feel confident to position cats, and dogs for lateral chest and abdominal x-rays. I now need to focus on limb and spine x-rays as I struggle more with these.

The NPL was updated in August to reflect recent changes made to the Day-one Skills List, making it more focused on veterinary nurses’ everyday clinical skills. The Day-one Skills List also added a new professional behaviour assessment tool in early September, allowing veterinary nurses to evaluate if they are meeting the professional standards expected of a registered veterinary nurse in practice.I put the wet floor sign out multiple times a day. I understand H+S regs and have no difficulties with this

The student does not need to log anymore experiences for disposing of anatomical waste. Focus should be on disposing of a variety of other different types of waste, not yet covered. This was my 1 st jugular blood sample on a cat. I managed OK, but I need more practice in knowing where to clip, as I initially clipped in the wrong place Operating remotely and working from home has become a new reality for many and employers, employees and students alike are all looking for ways to adapt. As the UK’s National Measurement Institute, NPL has always played a leading role in providing training in measurement science – an essential skill for the current and future workforce. Once you gain access to your NPL you will be able to use the next available case to open the skill and sign it off. This could potentially be done in the same day providing you have sufficient, valid evidence in your written/electronic record to support this when audited by either CAW staff or the awarding body.I feel comfortable restraining any dog, of any temperament for any procedure, and my earlier experiences show this. I now need to build my confidence and focus on cats There is no requirement for the student to log any more experiences of using a wet floor sign. The student should focus on other H+S tasks / legislation We do ask that students only attempt those tasks for which they have covered the underpinning knowledge for at university, as this underpinning knowledge will ultimately form part of their overall competency. We have recently made a number of improvements to our Nursing Progress Log (NPL), an optional online assessment tool for student veterinary nurses.