The RCVS regulates the veterinary nursing profession through the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, the Royal Charter and the Veterinary Nurse Conduct and Discipline Rules 2014 to protect the public interest and to safeguard animal health and welfare.

Check the RCVS register of veterinary nurses (RVNs) to see if a veterinary nurse is registered and to find their RCVS registration number

2024年11月20日 · Student veterinary nurses are those enrolled with the RCVS for the purpose of training at an approved centre or practice. 18.2 Registered veterinary nurses are subject to the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses and a similar regulatory jurisdiction as veterinary surgeons.

You must be on the RCVS Register to practise veterinary nursing in the UK. This section gives information on how to join the Register, whether you got your veterinary nursing qualification in the UK or overseas.

What is a registered veterinary nurse (RVN)? After you have completed your veterinary nursing studies, passed your exams and qualified, you must apply to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). As an RVN, you will have to follow the professional standards set by the RCVS.

Access the guidance on ‘Maximising the RVN role under current legislation’ here. The guidance also follows the RCVS review of its interpretation of ‘under care’, which came into effect in 2023 and identified potential new opportunities for RVNs to take on additional clinical responsibility.

The BVNA considers that, following the ‘under care’ review in 2022/3, there is insufficient guidance from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) regarding how their interpretation of ‘under care’ relates to RVNs.

What is a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)? Veterinary Nursing is a recognised, regulated and registered profession. On successful completion of the VN qualification, veterinary nurses are invited to register with the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)

Log in below with your RCVS My Account credentials to use the web versions of our 1CPD or VetGDP digital recording platforms.

2022年7月15日 · For the veterinary profession, nurses have rules and behaviours specified for registered veterinary nurses (RVN)'s and veterinary surgeons, as defined by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) by means of the Code of …