Nurse Consults - Making the Most of Nurse Skills in GP Practice

When should a nutritional assessment be carried out?

Every time the animal is seen

When changing a diet

When the animal is clinically unwell

When trying to ascertain whether the animal has lost enough weight or not.

What compromises a nutritional assessment?

Body condition score

Muscle condition score

Nutritional history

All of the above

Which of these are not one of the five vital assessments in animals?

Temperature

Nutritional Assessment

Temperament

Pain Assessment

Written protocols and/or guidelines for specific disease processes that RVNs can follow in clinics aids:

In the overall welfare of the patient

Increased revenue to the practice

Better compliance from all involved

All of the above

Open questions are those that…

Give single worded answers

Short answers

Longer detailed answers

Help keep you in control of the conversation

In order to keep to time in your consultations, what is key

Setting the agenda at the beginning of the session

Only undertake the tasks that were set out on the appointment descriptor

Only allow the client the set length of the appointment

Tell the client that they only have (e.g. 10minutes)

Which consultation model is most widely used in veterinary practices

Cambridge – Calgary model

Calgary – Cambridge model

Cambridge – Calais model

Calais – Cambridge model

What is the new VN specific consultation model?

The Veterinary Nurse-Client Communication Matrix (VNCCM)

The Veterinary Nurse-Client Communication Model (VNCCM)

The Veterinary Nurse-Client Communication Mandate (VNCCM)

None of the above

Communication is a part of ________ skills.

soft

hard

rough

short

Our dress code is an example of _____________ communication.

verbal

nonverbal

written

spoken

Ich bin bereits Kunde bei vet-webinar.com

Kein Kunde von vet-webinar.com?

Nurse Consults - Making the Most of Nurse Skills in GP Practice