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VETERINARY NURSING COURSES BSc Veterinary Nursing

FdSc Veterinary Nursing

FDSC OR BSC COURSE?

The FdSc in Veterinary Nursing is delivered over three Nursing degree route providing you meet the entry
years and after successful completion, you will be requirements. The flexibility of our courses means
able to enter the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons that if you are enrolled on the FdSc degree, and
register and work as a qualified veterinary nurse. attain a merit, you will be offered the opportunity of
The BSc in Veterinary Nursing is delivered over four completing the fourth year and gaining a BSc VN.
years. The first three years are delivered with the FdSc If you are on the BSc pathway you may decide that
students so that you gain your professional qualification. you are keen to get out into the world of work after
The fourth year is predominantly research, where you attaining your qualification, in which case you can
undertake a project of your choice in order to gain the leave with your FdSc degree and start earning without
BSc in Veterinary Nursing. If you are thinking of going completing the fourth year. For those who leave with a
into teaching, research, or further master’s level studies FdSc degree, we also provide opportunities for you to
then you may want to consider the BSc in Veterinary undertake further post-registration courses and gain a
Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing.

ACCREDITATION YOUR CAREER

All students on the BSc and FdSc route undertake the You will be entitled to practise as a Registered Veterinary
FdSc degree and are awarded this on successful Nurse as soon as you have passed the requirements of
completion of the third year to enable them to be registered the first three years of your degree and registered as
with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as an associate member of the Royal College of Veterinary
a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) and in the EU by the Surgeons (RCVS). Our graduates go on to enjoy a
Accreditation Committee for Veterinary Nursing Education wide range of careers in the veterinary field, including
(ACOVENE). These bodies set the standard for the delivery positions in small animal practices, mixed practices,
of veterinary nursing education in the United Kingdom and wild animal environments, and wildlife conservation.
the European Union. Those on the BSc and students on the
FdSc who have achieved a merit and wish to transfer to the The role of the veterinary nurse is wide reaching and
BSc, will then continue onto a fourth year of study as RVNs. includes working under the direction of a veterinary
surgeon, to administer prescribed medications,
perform diagnostic imaging and undertake
laboratory tests, prepare patients for a variety of
surgical and medical procedures and supporting
As a provider of RCVS accredited veterinary patients through rehabilitation.
nursing degrees the RVC complies with the
RCVS Fitness to Practise Guide for UK Providers
of Veterinary Nursing Education and Student
Veterinary Nurses. To find out more:
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