ABSTRACT: Modern veterinary medicine now means pets are living longer, and in turn the profession is diagnosing and treating more diseases such as cancer. Receiving the diagnosis of cancer in their beloved pet is a stressful and emotional time for the owners. The Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) plays a role in supporting the client and pet through this emotional journey and assists in ensuring patient welfare is considered at all times during the treatment. The RVN will be suitably trained to deliver a high level of care in all areas of nursing and will consider quality of life when caring for oncology patients.

Author

Sarah Holliday QRVN C&GCertens

Sarah qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2008. She has worked in many areas of the profession, including general practice, wildlife, orthopaedics, critical care and behaviour Sarah has worked in an oncology hospital for 3 years. She has been the senior medical oncology nurse at Fitzpatrick referrals oncology and soft tissue hospital for the last 2 years. Sarah’s main role is client support and maintaining high levels of patient care and safety in all areas of chemotherapy administration. She has a special interest in quality of life and end-of-life stage care.

Email: Sarahholliday24@gmail.com

Keywords: oncology; patient welfare; behaviour

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 34 (09) • September 2019 pp229-234

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