Providing surgical nursing care for patients with upper at lower respiratory disease/pathology can often feel overwhelming. Such patients are accompanied by an inevitable element of risk, including potential complications and deterioration throughout the perioperative period and recovery.
This lecture will provide some top tips and evidence-based approaches towards clinical interventions & surgical nursing care, to boost your confidence in the perioperative care of these potentially complex patients.
The learning outcomes for this lecture include:
- Preoperative nursing considerations for the upper and lower respiratory patient.
- Essential perioperative patient care, monitoring requirements, and analgesia techniques.
- Explore the requirements beyond 'kennel-side nursing' in recovery - the surgical nurse's role.
- The ongoing nursing support and postoperative needs of surgical respiratory patients.
Language: English
Recorded on January 21, 2026.
In accordance with the continuing education regulations for veterinary nurses, this webinar is accredited with 1 continuing education hour and is recognized by the Swiss Association of Veterinary Assistants (VSTPA) and the Swiss Society of Veterinarians (GST) as continuing education for veterinary nurses.
The recognition of continuing education hours is granted on the condition of successful completion of the knowledge assessment within the specified period and is valid from: 21.01.2026 - 21.01.2027.
Speaker:
Flick Caldwell
BSc(Hons), CVN (ECC), DipHECVN, RCVS, RVN & DipAVN (Small Animal)
Flick is a Registered Veterinary Nurse and holds the RCVS Advanced Diploma in Small Animal Nursing.
She is currently studying for an MSc degree in advanced veterinary nursing with an AVN specialism in surgery, and pain management. Flick has worked as an advanced referral nurse in surgical and anaesthesia disciplines for various referral hospitals and is now primarily based in academia.
Flick is the Founder of 'Veterinary Surgical Nursing' (online CPD & social media), and is part of the team at Veterinary Specialist Advice as Clinical Educator in Surgery and Perioperative Nursing.
Flick's clinical interests include clinical anatomy, nursing of multi-trauma surgical patients, thoracic surgery, and endosurgery. She is an international CPD speaker and enjoys writing academic content for nursing journal articles & nurse education courses.
