Enhance Your Medical Nursing Skills - Foundations

Join us for a comprehensive two day CPD course designed specifically for Veterinary Nurses in practice, focusing on developing core competencies and advancing clinical confidence in medical nursing. Ideal for both newly qualified nurses looking to solidify their foundational knowledge and experienced RVNs aiming to refine and expand their skill set in more advanced areas of patient care.

Speakers: Eimear Geoghegan BSc (Hons) RVN CertVNECC NCert(MedNsg) & Olivia Flanagan Bsc(Hons), VNECC, DipFN, RVN

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Enhance Your Medical Nursing Skills - Foundations


Duration:1 day


Level:Pending Approval by VCI


  • 1 day
  • Thu 23 Oct 2025 | 09:00 - 17:00

Medical Nursing – The Essentials

Part one will revisit and reinforce the fundamentals of medical nursing in a practical, case-based format equipping you with the tools and insight to develop and carry out tailored nursing care plans for your medical patients.

Topics include:

-Stabilising the Medical Patient – Triage and initial assessment

-Common medical emergencies in clinical practice

-Nursing the medical patient – Inpatient care and hospitalisation

-Nursing the Infectious patient

-Fluid therapy – types, rates and monitoring

-Nutrition in the hospitalised patient (feeding tubes, assisted feeding)

-Pain scoring and analgesia monitoring  

Perfect for those early in their careers or looking for a solid refresher, this session ensures a strong foundation for effective inpatient care of your medical patient.