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The role of the community vet nurse
Author(s) -
Boland Zara
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.f4745
Subject(s) - welfare , nursing , community nursing , animal welfare , medicine , community health , veterinary medicine , political science , law , public health , ecology , biology
The role of community vet nurses is well established in human health care, but less so in the veterinary field. This article brings together information from a number of charities, animal welfare organisations, the British Veterinary Nursing Association and private vet practices to gauge the breadth and depth of community veterinary nursing across the UK. Zara Boland describes the current role of community vet nurses, as well as their future potential and the rewards for practices that are willing to embrace the concept.