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Abstract
The role of the veterinary nurse in educating clients about the importance of puppy socialisation is paramount. Veterinary practices should openly promote puppy clinics, puppy parties and socialisation groups. Nurses need to understand how puppies assimilate these learning processes in order to fully convey to owners why their puppies display certain behaviours.
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Nicola Ackerman
Nicola Ackerman
BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN MBVNA
Nicola works as senior medical nurse at The Veterinary Hospital Group and has been one of the emergency night nurses since 2005. She is a graduate of Hartpury College with an Honours Degree in Equine Science, specialising in animal nutrition; and qualified as a VN in 2002. She has subsequently gained a postgraduation Certificate in Small and Exotic Animal Nutrition.
She is also the Head Assessor in practice for a team of four other assessors, and is currently studying for the internal verifiers award (V1). Nicola was part of the BVNA Council for four years and held posts of Treasurer and Executive Editor of the VNJ during this time.
Nicola is part of the Pet Obesity Taskforce, has written a book on animal nutrition for veterinary nurses and technicians, and starting in January 2010 will sit on the Veterinary Products Committee Appraisal panel for human suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines.