Surgical Nursing: The Benefits and Boundaries of a dedicated nurse procedures service

One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses!

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Speaker: Joseph Bend BSc(Hons) NCert(Dent) RVN

Joseph is the Surgical Lead Nurse at a small animal hospital in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, where he oversees all aspects of surgical nursing, anaesthesia, diagnostic imaging and dentistry. Joseph holds a Nursing Certificate in Dentistry which he has utilised in developing nurse led dental assessments under anaesthesia. This is part of a wider focus on a dedicated daily nurse procedure service in his practice that also sees his RVN colleagues conduct nurse lead produces including CT scans and minor surgical procedures. In 2023, his colleagues successfully nominated him as part of the London Vet Show’s Thirty under 30 Class of 2023.

Lecture Synopsis:

As Registered Veterinary Nurses, we often encounter significant barriers against the effective utilisation of our surgical nursing skills within the remit of the Schedule 3 legislation. This session aims to explore these barriers and promote the benefits of surgical nursing in everyday practice to ensure our skillset goes beyond notes and revision cards of our student training days. We will identify suitable opportunities for beginning a nurse lead surgical nursing service alongside useful tips on performing minor surgical procedures.

Learning Points:

1. Examine the benefits and boundaries of surgical nursing in relation to Schedule 3 legislation.
2. Identify strategies for increasing surgical nursing opportunities.
3. Understand where to begin with performing minor surgical procedures including:
   • placing aural haematoma drains
   • wound debridement/closure
   • small mass removals

BVNA Advocate: Joy Shutt BSc (Hons) RVN C-SQP DipNCS (RVNCons) Joy is part of a team of BVNA Advocates, organising CPD for veterinary nurses, both online and in her part of North Wales.  She is the Head Nurse and Nurse Clinic Lead in a first opinion practice, with a diploma in veterinary nurse consulting.  She enjoys everything cats and maintains her practice’s silver level Cat Friendly Clinic accreditation. Joy also writes for veterinary publications and is a veterinary nurse course assessor for Colourful CPD. Outside of nursing, Joy runs a Facebook group “North Wales Schnauzers” who meet for regular walks and support the charity Schnauzerfest. As well as Frank her miniature Schnauzer, Joy has a rescue cat and three Royal Pythons.

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