Veterinary technician or veterinary nurse?
NAVTA calls for term change to veterinary nurse in a special announcement to kick off National Veterinary Technician Week.
"NAVTA has initiated conversations with global, national, and state organizations regarding implementing the term Veterinary Nurse for the veterinary technician profession, as well as establishing a national standard for credentialing and using Registered Veterinary Nurse, or RVN, as a unified title," NAVTA announced on its website. Watch the video announcement here:
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