Critical-care nursing is defined by the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians (2014) as the care taken or required in a response to a crisis. This includes the treatment of a patient with a life-threatening, or potentially life-threatening, illness or injury, whose condition is likely to change on a moment-to-moment or hour-to-hour basis. Such patients present a challenge to the veterinary team as they require intense and often constant monitoring, reassessment and treatment.

Author

Eleanor Haskey BSc(Hons) RVN VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

Eleanor graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honors degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. She worked in a mixed practice in the Midlands for two years before returning to the University of Bristol as a Senior ICU nurse for four years. She gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012. In 2013 she moved to join the Royal Veterinary College ECC team.

Keywords: Clinical, Nursing, Patient

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 30 (01) • January 2015 • pp16-21

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