The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has congratulated eight international veterinary nurses after they passed examinations allowing them to join the Register.
Those who passed came from Australia, New Zealand and the United States in addition to a veterinary nurse who had graduated from the Royal Veterinary College’s veterinary nursing degree course at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Sarah Millar, who is a British citizen, is the first graduate from this course to pass the pre-registration examination and now intends to join the Register. She said, ‘As part of my degree I was required to complete OSCEs so I knew what to expect with regards to examinations, although I had to do them in an unfamiliar environment.
‘I was excited and relieved to hear that I had passed. Being a registered veterinary nurse means I will be responsible and accountable for my actions, as well as continuing with evidence-based practice.’
Most veterinary nurses who qualify from outside the UK are required to sit the RCVS pre-registration examination prior to joining the Register. In June this year 11 candidates sat the examination of whom eight passed, which is the highest pass rate yet.
Julie Dugmore, the Head of Veterinary Nursing at the RCVS, said ‘I would like to congratulate those who have passed as this is by no means an easy examination and involves a lot of preparation and forethought beforehand. We look forward to welcoming them to the Register of Veterinary Nurses and taking them through their professional declarations’