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VN01 - vet nursing
Nursing responsibilities and legislation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| veterinary surgeons act (VSA) | 1966 |
| Reporting of Injuries, disease and dangerous occurences (RIDDOR) | 2013 |
| Control of hazardous substances to health | 2002 |
| Animal welfare Act | 2006 |
| CITES | 1973 |
| Finn's law 2019 | The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) act 2019 |
| The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 | Lucy's law |
| Five stages of grief | denial.anger.bargaining.depression.acceptance. |
| Health and safety at work act (HASAWA) | 1974 |
| consequentialist theory, best outcome for the majority | Utilitarianism |
| non-consequentialist theory, supports morally right action | deonotology |
| virtue ethics | Based on individuals being 'morally good' and therefore choosing the right path as a result. |
| Medical ethics | respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice |
| clinical audit | quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care through systematic review of care |
| whistleblowing | unethical, illegal or unjust conduct witnessed and the appropriate reporting of this. |
| clinical governance | continuing process of reflection, analysis and improvement in professional practice |
| CPD allowance | 15 hours per year |
| mode of communication | face to face, telephone, video and audio conferencing, written |
| factors affecting communication | Age, use of language, sensory impairment |
| empathy | Being able to recognise how an individual is feelings as if they were your own |
| sympathy | there, there, what a shame |
| Non verbal communication | nodding, facial expression, eye contact, gesture, postures, body language |
| Governing body of the veterinary profession | RCVS |
| When was the RCVS established | 1844 |
| VSA 1966 - what schedule concerns VNS and SVNs? | Schedule 3 |
| How must the SVN be supervised when undertaking schedule 3 of the VSA? | direct, continuous supervision by RVN or VS |
| How are vet nurses regulated? | voluntarily regulated |
| feedback in communication | Sigh, nodding, eye contact |
| Feedback allows | evaluation of the effectiveness of the message (delivery) |
| linear Model of communication - 1949 Information, Transmitter, Channel, reciever, destination | Shannon-Weaver communication model |
| Osgood and Schramm model | Emphasises the circular motion of communication, decoder and encoder are constantly switching roles. Message, decoder/interpreter/encoder, message, Decoder/interpreter/encoder. |
| representative organisation is | One which represents the profession, acting as a voice for it's members |
| Representative organisation for veterinary Nurses | BVNA |
| vetlife | a registered charity offering advice and support to vets and nurses for all aspects of veterinary life |
| SPVS | supports veterinary professionals on business, leadership and ethical issues |
| ACAS | provides free advice on employment law issues such as contracts, pay, discrimination etc |
| samaritans | Provides free support for individuals who are struggling to cope with any aspect of their lives |
| Blue cross | Provides free support to owners and veterinary professionals regarding euthanasia and compassion fatigue |
| 5 animal's needs | Suitable enviroment, to be housed with/without another animal, suitable diet, to be free from pain/injury/disease/suffering and to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns |
| dangerous dog act | 1991 |
| dogs covered by dangerous dog act | the pitbull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo Argentino, and fila Brasilerio. |
| complaint serious enough to warrant regulatory investigation | RCVS professional conduct department should be informed. |
| criminal law | To maintain law and order and protect society. e.g murder, theft, rape etc |
| civil law | exists to uphold the rights of individuals . e.g lending and borrowing money, entering contracts and disputes |
| consent | to give permission or agree to something |
| informed consent | to give permission to do something after being made fully aware of what they are consenting to and the potential consequences |
| Who can the VS delegate the task of obtaining informed consent to? | RVN/SVN providing they are suitably trained and aware of the proposed procedure, tx and risks involved |
| Barriers to gaining consent | Language, Sensory, understanding, permission and verbal questioning |
| Environmental protections act | 1990 |
| the collection and disposal of waste regulations | 1988 |
| the control of pollution (special waste) regulations | 1988 |
| the hazardous waste regulations | 2005 (amended 2009) |
| reason for euthanasia | injured state, concerns surrounding welfare, aggression, lack of funds for treatment |
| when may GDPR be broken (first contacting RCVS before breaking) | when the animal's welfare or public's health is at risk |
| interprofessional practice | people from different disciplines working together as a team |
| Improved staff retension, reduced stress and anxiety, improved practice reputation, reduction in errors, less staff sickness, reduced overall work load, staff feel more supported | Benefits of inter-professional practice |
| Cytotoxic waste | Purple striped bag/purple lidded bin (high temp incineration only) |
| contaminated sharps | Yellow bin (high temp incineration only) |
| infectious, clinical waste | Orange/yellow bag (high temp incineration only) |
| photographic chemicals | segerate into separate fixer and developer leak-proof container for treatment at suitable facility |
| offensive waste | tiger bag (landfill) |
| pharmaceuticals (non cytotoxic) | Blue/yellow bin (high temp incineration) |
| Non contaminated sharps | white bin |
| domestic waste | landfill |
| pet cadavers | Burial at home, burial at pet cemetary or cremation |
| referral practice | one which offers specialist advice and services in one or several area of veterinary medicines e.g opthalmology |
| emergency practice | Code of professional conduct recognises that veterinary practices MUST provide a means of emergency care for animals 24 hrs a day |
| Practice insurance | Form of insurance that covers staff, customers, assets and premises. |
| employers liability insurance | Legally required if a company has employees, covers legal cost of compensation claims made by employees |
| public liability insurance | Legally required to cover legal costs of compensations made by members of the public if they have suffered illness, injury, death or damage. |
| professional indemnity insurance | whenever a business charges for advice. Protects the business against loss suffered by a member of public as a result of advice received by the business. |
| business motor insurance | where company vehicles are available these will need to be insured for business use |
| building and contents insurance | If premises are owned by the business, then an insurance policy protects against costs of property damage is required. |
| business legal protection | this covers legal costs when claims are made against the business |
| product liability insurance | This covers the cost of claims made when a product supplied by the business causes damage to a customer |
| business interpretation | this covers the cost for financial trading loss when an insured event results in damage to the property |
| stock insurance | covers cost of stock due to damage, theft or destruction |
| personal accident insurance | this insurance policy covers individual loss of income in the events of accident, injury or loss |
| SQP | Suitably qualified person |
| The veterinary products an SQP can prescribe or supply depends on | the scope of the registration they hold |
| Who regulates SQPs? | Veterinary Medicines regulations 2013 |
| SQP retailer's premises | A premise approved by the Veterinary medicines directorate (VMD) |
| NFA - VPS | SQP can prescribe - non food animal - veterinarian, pharmacist, SQP |
| NFA- VPS medicines: | Internal and external parasites |
| POM - VPS | SQP can prescribe - prescription only medicine, veterinarian, pharmacist, SQP |
| POM - VPS medicine | Used mainly in farm animals/horses to reduce or prevent effects of endemic disease in herds, flocks or individual animals |
| AVM - GSL | SQP can prescribe - Authorised veterinary medicine - General sales list |
| AVM - GSL medicines | No legal restrictions on these medications - ''over the counter'' meds |
| The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) are a nominated department of ....? | DEFRA - who ensure the safety, quality and efficancy of veterinary medicines |
| They key responsibilities of the VMD | - monitoring and taking actions on reports for adverse events from veterinary medicine -controlling how veterinary medicines are made and distributed - testing for residues of veterinary medicines or illegal substances in animals and animal products |
| A veterinary medicine can only be put onto the market after... | being authorised by secretary of state or the agency |
| records of supply of veterinary medicinal products should be kept for? | 5 years |
| Supply of veterinary medicinal products must be from? | A registered premises |
| A SQP is someone who can prescribe all of the following: | POM- VPS, NFA- VPS, AVM-GSL |
| A SQP cannot supply or prescribe any medicines under the following: | POM- V |
| POM - V | Prescription only medicine - veterinarian |
| Social media is a common way of communicating with wider public. Some positives are: | -Lost and found animals (reuiniting) -Positively promoting practice -used for advertising purposes |
| How long must injuries last before being able to report them according to RIDDOR 2013? | 7 days + |
| It is a criminal offence to practice veterinary surgery unless: | -qualified as a VS -qualified with the RCVS |
| Negatives to animal keeping? | expensive, noise, time consuming, grief |
| What may be increased in times of stress? | cortisol levels |
| working animal | used for performing a job role that humans are unable to do |
| Military dogs | search and rescue, detecting weapons and explosives |
| The UK police have how many dogs in the force? | 1,700 |
| Law enforcement dogs are commonly used for? | search and rescue, detection of cadavers, drugs and explosives |
| Assistance dogs | 7,000 |
| Legislation | Act of making or enacting laws |
| Who makes law | parliament is responsible for approving new legislation |
| Who produces a bill | anyone can produce a bill |
| what is lobbying? | Individuals or groups trying to influence the opinions of parliament members before they vote |
| What is a risk assessment? | identification of hazards present, estimate of risks involved, thinking about precautions already in place |
| who carries out risk assessments? | employer by law but should be delegated anyone who is competent in the activity |
| hazard | anything with the potiential to cause harm |
| control measure is.. | any action or activity that can be prevent, eliminate or reduce an identified hazard |
| Employment act | 1996 |
| The employment act 1996 is concerned with | employment paticulars, wages, working hours, time off |
| How long must somebody be employed for before submitting flexible working request (flexible working regulations 2014) | 26 weeks |
| The working time regulations | 1998 |
| Employees working time should not exceed | 48 hours |
| rest periods for an adult working more than 6 hours | 20 minutes |
| young person (16-17) must have a 30 min break every | 4.5 hours |
| a young person must not exceed | 40 hours per week |
| an adult should have | 11 hours consecutive rest |
| a young person should have atleast | 12 hours rest |
| which act protects people from discrimination | equality act 2010 |
| after which date are VNs automatically transferred to the register | 1st jan 2003 |
| The RCVS code of professional conduct | is used to outline professional responsibilities of the RVN and VS |
| ethics | philosophical discipline which aims to interpret the right and wrong in society |
| morals | individual to the person; a set of guidelines devised by society or profession |
| which act is based around the 5 freedoms? | AWA 2006 |
| When is somebody able to give consent to cost | 18 and over |
| after what age does it become illegal to tail dock (working dogs only) | 5 days |
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