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The Feline Nursing Nurse Certificate (NCert), Veterinary Technician Certificate (VTCert) and Veterinary Paraprofessional (VPPCert) is designed to expand feline nursing knowledge and skills, improving confidence and is appropriate for both general practice and referral nurses. The emphasis will be on understanding the fundamental principles of nursing feline patients and how to adapt the practice and its procedures to optimise feline care and welfare. The course will cover a range of topics and each module will focus on feline-specific considerations. The aim is for you to confidently apply the knowledge you have learnt, to promote a feline-friendly practice and to positively advocate for feline patients ensuring they receive the highest quality care.
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Key Learning Objectives
Key Learning Objectives
Key Learning Objectives
Anyone involved in a surgical list will need to be up-to-date on pain assessment and multi-modal options for managing pain peri-operatively. This module will give enable you to promote patient welfare by using a pro-active and thorough approach to analgesia.
Key learning objectives:
Appreciate the pathophysiology of pain and be able to identify pain in different species using pain scoring methods
Explain the different classes of analgesia, including opioids, NSAIDs, local anaesthetics and other agents and their pharmacology
Appreciate the use of a pre-emptive and multi-modal approach to analgesia
Demonstrate different intravenous catheterisation techniques including central venous catheterisation
Be able to identify appropriate analgesic agents for the use of CRI, when and how these should be used/monitored and be able to perform a CRI calculation
Obtain knowledge of different local anaesthetic techniques and which surgical cases benefit from their use
Be able to demonstrate the safe administration of local anaesthetics via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Key Learning Objectives
Key Learning Objectives
Key Learning Objectives
*Please note: Module order may be subject to change
Full Payment: Total payable AU $4,850 incl GST
All prices are inclusive of compulsory 10% GST and ISVPS registration & examination fees
Payment Plan through VetEdPay* (AU $4,850 + $95 administration fee)
All prices are inclusive of compulsory 10% GST and ISVPS registration & exmamination fees.
*Please note: By selecting this option for payment you are connecting with VetEdPay, an external finance provider. VetEdPay services are only available to Australian and New Zealand residents.
Terms and Conditions apply to all bookings.
Please find the terms and conditions here.
These programs are postgraduate qualifications and require a sound knowledge of veterinary anatomy, physiology and nursing prior to entry.
Registration for the examination (and associated written assessment) is optional, and delegates undertaking an Improve International modular training programme can choose to attend the course without undertaking any assessment. Delegates choosing NOT to undertake any assessment receive acknowledgement of their ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) hours from Improve International but ARE NOT eligible to receive the NCert/VTCert/VPPCert in their chosen discipline.
Registration is via a unique registration link provided at the start of the course via the online learning platform Moodle. Upon registration, you can anticipate email confirmation. (Please add english@isvps.org to your contacts to ensure you receive correspondence from ISVPS).
The confirmation email contains a password to access the ISVPS ‘Candidates’ Area’, which is separate to Improve International’s Learning Management System (LMS), ‘Moodle’. In addition to providing access to assessment guidance, the ISVPS ‘Candidates’ Area’ also permits candidates to submit their written assessment to ISVPS anonymously.
The examination NCert/VTCert/VPPCert takes place every November by remote invigilation. You will therefore require access to a computer or laptop (not a tablet) meeting the following requirements:
Using remote invigilation, you can take the examination in any private, quiet room and therefore you are not required to travel.
The examination will consist of two 1-hour examinations. A 25 MCQ exam and an online applied knowledge examination (OAKE).
The program is worth a minimum of 100 CPD hours (approximately 48 hours of delivered sessions and 52 hours self-study time).
In addition to the 2500-word clinical audit assessment, we suggest that delegates spend an additional 52 hours of self-study. You will also require access to journals and articles via an internet library service (e.g. RCVS Knowledge; PubMed; Google scholar) which may incur an additional registration fee.
The examination fee is included in the full course price however those delegates that require to resit any part of the assessments will be subject to additional assessment fees which are paid directly to ISVPS. You will also be provided with a suggested reading list where there may be additional cost of books and articles depending on the individual preferences.
Yes, we fully appreciated that sometimes life itself gets in the way. Therefore, delegates are able to defer the program for a maximum of three years from their start date.
Examination candidates are permitted one deferral from the time they become eligible to take the examination. Further deferrals are taken from the candidate’s three ‘attempts’ to pass the summative assessments (please see question 10, ‘What happens if I fail an ISVPS assessment?’). For example, an ISVPS candidate can choose to use two deferrals but then has only two ‘attempts’ remaining. Please note, candidates have four years from course completion to satisfy ISVPS assessment requirements for the award.
Progress of the completion of your module and program are tracked in different ways.
Each module consists of 9 interactive lessons including reflective study which may involve case studies, MCQ writing and calculation practice during week 4, depending on the specific module. The interactive lessons will track and remember your progress whilst you complete it. When you return to a specific lesson or case study, you will return to the page that you last visited.
Once a lesson is completed, a tick will appear next to the lesson icon on the module course page. You will also see a progress indicator at the top right-hand corner of the course page and a more detailed Progress Bar in the collapsible side menu on the left.
Upon completing all 9 lessons and the 2 case studies, you will be awarded a Digital Badge, recognising your achievement. As you progress through the programme, badges will be awarded at 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 completion stages.
Candidates have three ‘attempts’ to pass the summative assessments. Candidates are ONLY required to repeat the unsuccessful component (for example, if you were to fail the examination—but pass the written assessment—you are only required to repeat the examination, and vice versa). Please note, there is a nominal administration charge to re-submit the written assessment or re-sit the examination. Assessment dates are annual (i.e. your next opportunity to submit the written assessment or take the examination is in the following year).
Proof of qualifications as awarded in the country of origin will be required prior to enrolment on the programme. These are required by ISVPS for exam registration. Please do contact us to discuss your eligibility for further information.
Modules are released every other month. During the months when a module is not running reflective exercises and study skills will be made available.
During the month when a module is live 3 lessons will be made available within the first week followed by a further 3 lessons in week two and week three. During this time delegates will have access to an open forum which is tutor mentored.
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While using Internet Explorer (Edge) should not cause any issue, it has been reported that some security settings and adherence to W3C standards prevent the browser from operating in some instances. If you experience a problem please try one of the other browsers before contacting Improve for additional support.
