Introduction / Sue Badger, Andrea Jeffery -- The history of veterinary nursing in the UK / Sue Badger -- The professional and political context of veterinary nursing in the UK / Andrea Jeffery -- The professional RVN / Evie Yon, Perdi Welsh, Hamish Morrin -- Clinical advocacy: the RVN's responsibility to the patient and the client / Kathy Kissick -- The veterinary nurse's role in supporting the client / Jill Macdonald -- The veterinary nurse educator / Hilary Orpet, Andrea Jeffery -- The role of the RVN in society / Rebecca Jones -- The reflective practitioner / Sue Badger -- The RVNs role in evidence-based veterinary nursing / Sarah Batt-Williams, Lyndsay Wade.