NAVLE communication and professionalism practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Client conversations, informed consent and euthanasia, referrals and teamwork, the VCPR, records, controlled drugs, practice management, ethics and wellbeing. Communication (8%) and Professionalism, Practice Management and Wellness (7%) are 15% of the NAVLE competency blueprint.

Line drawing of a quiet veterinary consultation room with two chairs at a small table with a tablet and a box of tissues, and a dog bed on the floor

Before you start

Every question is a clinical scenario with five options and one best answer, as in ICVA’s published samples. Each explanation says why the answer is best and cites the guideline or reference behind it. ICVA says about 15-20% of NAVLE questions include photos or radiographs; ours are text only and describe those findings in words.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to ICVA’s published NAVLE competency and species outlines; they are not NAVLE questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) or the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). NAVLE is a registered mark of ICVA.