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|Articles|October 12, 2015
Veterinary technician or veterinary nurse?
Author(s)Julie Legred, CVT
NAVTA calls for term change to veterinary nurse in a special announcement to kick off National Veterinary Technician Week.
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"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
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