Course description
This one day course will help you improve your practical nursing skills and will help you become more confident in carrying out Schedule 3 procedures when in practice. The course will look at the practical application of bandages and dressings in small animal patients, including dressings used on traumatic wounds and post-operative dressings. A suturing session will cover the decision making process relating to wound closure, together with the selection of suture materials, suture patterns and a ‘hand on’ practical element.
Specific areas to be covered:
- Types and application of dressings
- Types and indications for primary dressings
- Use and application of debridement dressings
- Use and application of tie over dressings
- Use of surgical drains
- Suture techniques
- Practical suturing session
Speaker
Louise O’Dwyer MBA BSc(Hons) VTS (ECC) VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia ) DipAVN(Surgical) DipAVN(Medical) RVN
Clinical Support Manager, Vets Now
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