Changes

*''''Transparency''''; this principle guides staff to an accurate assessment of what care is required for each animal, why that treatment is indicated and what care has already been given.  

*''''Transparency''''; this principle guides staff to an accurate assessment of what care is required for each animal, why that treatment is indicated and what care has already been given.  

*''''Best Possible Care''''; a nursing care plan is specific for an individual animal which implies that each individual is assessed to receive the best possible care for that animal's condition, temperament and response to treatment.  

*''''Best Possible Care''''; a nursing care plan is specific to an individual patient which implies that each individual is assessed to receive the best possible care for that animal's condition, temperament and response to treatment.  

   

   

*''''Record Keeping''''; a written nursing care plan creates a record of what was done, by whom and why. Unfortunately this aspect is becoming more pertinent in our increasingly litigious society, and the registration of nurses has altered the responsibility for care given away from the veterinary surgeon.

*''''Record Keeping''''; a written nursing care plan creates a record of what was done, by whom and why. Unfortunately this aspect is becoming more pertinent in our increasingly litigious society, and the registration of nurses has altered the responsibility for care given away from the veterinary surgeon.