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Students will have had practical tutorials in basic experience relating to these tasks. For example, students will have been taught how to set up IV fluids, but will not have covered placing an IV cannula. 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 Identify an area of practise for discussion with members of the veterinary team; Appraise literature; consider cases in accordance with reviewed literature; Discuss and disseminate findings with practice team. The clinical coach is expected to liaise with staff members to ask them to act as a witness and what this will involve for the relevant skill(s). This may include discussion and/or provision of written information regarding the skill guidance and skill expectations in line with the practice case load. How should use of witnesses be logged in the NPL?

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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. Support and assess patient recovery from anesthesia and communicate concerns to an appropriate member of the veterinary team

Assess, monitor, manage and report the status of wounds to the appropriate member of the veterinary team 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. NPL e-Learning courses available, includes modules covering General Measurement science applications, Dimensional Measurement and a range of Specialist Measurement courses across a variety of applications. Course modules provide participants with the opportunity to develop or extend their industry-applicable skills – across metrology, measurement and testing, and calibration in both general and specialist applications. Myth: witness statements must be written as for the NVQ portfolio – it isn’t sufficient for the clinical coach to speak to the witnesses.To include ASA guidelines, behaviour and temperament, clinical assessment, and discussion with an appropriate member of the veterinary team.