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