The RVN’s role in educating and supporting clients in managing behavioural problems in their pet

Abstract

The RCVS Code of Conduct outlines the terms under which veterinary nurses must practice. One responsibility requires that registered veterinary nurses must give adequate care in order to provide the best standards of welfare for their patients. Given that significant numbers of welfare problems can be related to behaviour-related problems, it can be argued that there should be a greater focus on behaviour during clinics in order to promote a better quality of life for patients.

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Lucy Marshall

Lucy Marshall

Lucy is in the third year of her BSc degree in Veterinary Nursing and Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. While working towards this she is starting behaviour clinics at her practice to encourage the involvement of nurses with their patients’ behaviour.