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David White Head Anaesthesia Nurse NCert (ACC), RVN  Joanne Tuck, Health  Safety Officer with a group of student nurses

David White Head Anaesthesia Nurse NCert (ACC), RVN Joanne Tuck, Health Safety Officer with a group of student nurses

Veterinary Nursing Students Visit Southern Referral Practice

5 years ago
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4th June, 2019 08h11

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IVC Evidensia UK & IE


Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists host visiting veterinary students and nurses to give them taste of how a specialist referral practice works, and to experience procedures and techniques that are not readily available within a first opinion practice.

On 15th May, 18 students from Sparsholt College visited Southern Counties Veterinary Practice. The students are currently in their second year of their veterinary nursing diploma and SCVS were pleased to welcome their tutor, and former SCVS employee, Denise Laughlin to the practice for the visit.

Their visit included a tour of the SCVS practice and they were able to see the MRI machine, wards and prep room. During the tour they also got a brief explanation of SCVS’ history as well as their future plans for the practices. The tour was headed by David White, Head Anaesthesia Nurse and Joanna Tuck, Health and Safety Officer. On top of this the students attended a CPD talk by Head Neurology Nurse, Karen Church, about referral nursing.

After the tour and talk, the students were split into smaller groups so they could experience more of the practice including imagery and surgery. The students were lucky enough to witness several procedures being carried out. One of which was a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) correction by the cardiology department. They also got to observe neurology where the specialist imaging team were conducting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in their state of the art MRI machine. During this time, the students were able to talk with staff members and ask questions about their jobs within a specialist referral practice.

David White, Head Anaesthesia Nurse at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, was pleased with how the day went: ‘The day was an experience had by all and we would like to thank Sparsholt College, Denise, and the students for visiting SCVS.

‘I would also like to thank the entire staff at SCVS for making the students feel welcome and interacting with them even though it was still a case-packed day. Special note should be made to Julie Marzetti`s reception team, Joanne Tuck, Karen Church, Rebecca Savory, and Amy Nelson for taking time out of their day to help this run smoothly.’

Tutor, Denise Laughlin, at Sparsholt College, was pleased with the experience her students gained: ‘The Sparsholt Student Veterinary Nurses were excited to be given the chance to see the specialist veterinary teams at work. Putting their theoretical knowledge of advanced clinical procedures into context has been of great benefit in the run up to their important summer exams and they were grateful for the opportunity afforded to them through Sparsholt Colleges links in industry.’


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