The University of Edinburgh has launched Veterinary Nursing Skills, a free online learning resource for veterinary nurses.

The university says that new resource, which is aimed at qualified and student nurses, will provide fresh perspectives on the interactions between nursing care, animal health and patient behaviour and how the overlap between these things can improve patient welfare and clinical outcomes.

Topics covered include clinical skills, patient handling and behaviour, wound management and bandaging, animal welfare and inpatient care. Content includes video tutorials, downloadable fact sheets and interactive quizzes.

The Royal (Dick) School’s Welfare and Anaesthesia Nurse Hayley Walters, who teaches final year vet students, said: “Knowledge and compassionate veterinary nurses improve patient welfare, so we want to share some of our educational and animal welfare expertise with a global audience.

"This new resource will help to promote the role of the veterinary nurse as a para-professional who is an essential part of the veterinary team."

For more information or to register, visit: https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/jeanne-marchig-centre/cpd/vnos

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