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Equine Veterinary Nurses and the Law?
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Since the creation of a syllabus and a certifying examination in the early 2000s, equine nursing has been included in the exemptions to Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act. Initially the qualification could only be achieved by those who had passed the small animal examination first, but now there is only a route for direct entry. The original qualification was a certificate entitling the nurse to be described as an EVN. However, a recent decision by the RCVS has changed this and amalgamated the current syllabus for equine and small animal subjects, so that in future the qualification post nominal will be VN (equine). Until the last 2 years the RCVS has held a list of qualified nurses, but this has now been extended to incorporate a register. Registered nurses may be subject to removal from the register if their professional behaviour is found to be inappropriate. Veterinary nurses are empowered by an exemption from Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act and this Act is currently under review. The RCVS ‘Guide to Professional Conduct’ describes the current legal situation regarding equine nurses. However, it should be noted that acts of Veterinary Surgery which may be delegated to a suitably qualified equine nurse are described in generic terms rather than prescriptively. This presentation will cover the sort of work which qualified nurses carry out in a large equine hospital and hopefully outline the marked benefits of using nurses to their full capability.
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