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Modules taken NURSE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
over 1 year

SURGICAL NURSING The NCert in Surgical Nursing has been designed to enhance the

veterinary nurse’s level of care and welfare of small animals requiring
NCert(Surg)
surgery, resulting in benefits for you, the practice and your patients.

£ £2,495 + VAT
See full pricing information on page 22

The success of a surgical procedure depends primarily on good planning
Surgical complications
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and the awareness of potential patient risk factors and hence a surgical 1 P Principles – the clinic 5 P Imaging and wound management
nurse is an integral part of the surgical team. Access relevant and up-to-date Gain more in-depth knowledge Develop a deeper understanding of
knowledge of small animal surgical nursing to enhance your surgical skills. of the surgical principles and the the role of imaging in the busy surgical Become aware of potential
instrumentation and equipment which
setting. Acquire diagnostic radiographs,
complications that can arise
is essential to ensure surgical asepsis, triage patients using ultrasound and unexpectedly and be able to deal with
sterilisation and surgical personnel confidently identify patients who would them effectively to ensure a positive
STARTS JANUARY 2021 preparation techniques. benefit from advanced imaging. outcome. You will also enhance your
wound management skills which are
WEEKEND DATES AVAILABLE integral to the surgical nurse’s role.
2 Principles – the patient 6 P Soft tissue surgery

Recognise the importance of the Prepare confidently for a wide variety of
Programme Timings: pre-surgical assessment and patient soft tissue procedures. During a practical
09:00 Registration preparation for a successful surgical session, you will perfect your skills in
09:30 Course starts procedure. Improve your skills in suturing, knotting and hand-tying skills.
17:00 Course finishes nursing the perioperative patient by
exploring disease pathophysiology
and surgical techniques. 7 Orthopaedic surgery,
Location: equipment and
Alexandra House, Swindon rehabilitation
Benchmark House, Sheffield 3 Anaesthesia

Improve your knowledge of fracture
Access Requirements: Approach the anaesthesia of more types, repairs and a variety of other
 You must have been in practice critical surgical patients to optimise orthopaedic procedures. Develop
for a minimum of one year and be outcomes. Become confident in a deeper understanding of which
RCVS registered or equivalent if calculating drug requirements and technique to use in specific cases for
understanding equipment to easily
a successful post-operative outcome.
you’re not practising in the UK. navigate surgical lists.
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You can attend the modules if you 4 P Analgesia
are a student, or not in practice and
enrolled with the RCVS; however you
will not be able to attain the NCert. Become up to date on pain assessment Learn with your best friend
and multimodal options for managing
pain perioperatively. Gain the skills
CPD Hours: needed to adopt a proactive and In order to get the most out of the course, if possible
you will be required to bring along a canine friend to
6 hours per module thorough approach to analgesia. help with Module 6.
A £100 discount on the programme is offered as a
Programme Tutor Support thank you to the first six delegates on a strictly first
come first serve basis who bring along a dog to help
with the session.
Please note you will need to let us know if you
intend to bring a dog.
Your help is much appreciated.

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