Viewpoint on Page 68<\/a>, asks that Today\u2019s Veterinary Business not use \u201cnurse\u201d in articles as an equivalent term for registered veterinary technician (RVT), licensed veterinary technician (LVT), certified veterinary technician (CVT) and licensed veterinary medical technician (LVMT).<\/p>\nI respectfully disagree with Hughston\u2019s suggestion that \u201ccredentialed veterinary technician\u201d is a sensible substitute for \u201cveterinary nurse\u201d and with her assertion that \u201cnurse\u201d belongs to the millions of nurses in human medicine.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Veterinary Business editorial advisory board member Mark Cushing, who also serves as legislative consultant to the Veterinary Nurse Initiative, points out in his response on Page 68 that \u201cNurses do not \u2018own\u2019 the name \u2018nurse\u2019 any more than any of the 10-plus health care professions using \u2018doctor\u2019 own the title \u2018doctor.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The NAVC strives to be a trailblazer in the veterinary profession and has embraced \u201cveterinary nurse\u201d as a legitimate and well-earned title for today\u2019s RVTs, LVTs, CVTs and LVMTs. The NAVC is certainly not alone. Among the many supporters of the Veterinary Nurse Initiative are Purdue University, whose veterinary technology program last year became a \u201cveterinary nursing\u201d program, hospital operators Banfield,\u00a0VCA and Compassion-First, and leading manufacturers such as Hill\u2019s, Zoetis and Royal Canin.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Veterinary Business, like its sister publication Today\u2019s Veterinary Nurse \u2014 the emphasis is mine \u2014 will continue to use \u201cveterinary nurse\u201d in recognition of the Veterinary Nurse Initiative and the tens of thousands of professionals who rightfully deserve a more-fitting title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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