Veterinary Nursing

The Veterinary Nursing teaching team offer a Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour degree course: BSc Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol. The course combines both veterinary nursing and clinical animal behaviour, allowing students opportunities to work within a range of clinical environments, including first opinion and referral veterinary practice.

Education A major focus of the research carried out by the team is education, specifically with respect to the training of veterinary nurses.

Susan L Holt - Research Outputs - University of Bristol

Gemma M Irwin-Porter - University of Bristol

Sarah R Vivian - University of Bristol

Animal Welfare and Behaviour is a key area of research at Bristol Veterinary School. The research informs teaching on the programmes, as well as being applied in the on-site referral clinic.

Undergraduate research dissertations with respect to undergraduate student veterinary nurses research Bristol Veterinary School encourages publication in academic journals. Some of these publications have been generated from clinical studies carried out by final year veterinary nursing students with the support of a supervisor.

Awareness, perceptions and practices of UK veterinary nurses on managing the risk of malnutrition in hospitalised cats and dogs | The Veterinary Nurse

Does the level of outdoor access at home affect stress behaviours in hospitalised cats? - British Veterinary Nursing AssociationBritish Veterinary Nursing Association

The impact of ‘sleeping night shifts’ on veterinary clinical staff's cognitive performance and fine motor skills - British Veterinary Nursing AssociationBritish Veterinary Nursing Association

The Veterinary Nurse - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcomes in a UK veterinary hospital: pilot study

Dog owners’ awareness and use of dental homecare | The Veterinary Nurse

Failure to achieve asepsis following surgical skin preparation is influenced by bacterial resistance to chlorhexidine, but not skin preparation technique - University of Bristol

Surgical safety checklists in UK veterinary practice: Current implementation and attitudes towards their use - Hill - 2023 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library