Veterinary Surgical Instruments Game 10 pages | Veterinary Nursing Revision | Instrument Identification Activity | Printable PDF

Veterinary Surgical Instruments Matching Game

Make surgical instrument revision a little more interactive 🤍

This printable matching game has been designed to help student veterinary nurses recognise and recall common veterinary surgical instruments without relying on traditional notes or lengthy revision guides.

Simply download, print, cut out the cards and match each instrument illustration to its correct name.

Perfect for solo revision, studying with friends, placement preparation or adding something different to an SVN study session.

What’s included?
Your digital download contains 35 veterinary surgical instruments across a range of common instrument groups, including:
- Dissecting forceps
- Artery forceps
- Needle holders
- Surgical scissors
- Towel clamps
- Tissue forceps
- Soft tissue instruments
- Retractors

For example, the artery forceps activity includes Cairns, Crile, Rochester Pean, Kelly, Halsted Mosquito and Spencer Wells.   

The retractor section includes instruments such as West, Gelpi, Travers, Senn, Langenbeck and Hohmann, alongside Czerny, Gosset, Balfour, Army-Navy and Finochietto

How to use
1. Download your PDF
2. Print the activity pages
3. Cut out the instrument and name cards
4. Mix them up
5. Match each instrument to its correct name

You can make it harder by removing the category headings, timing yourself or asking someone else to quiz you.

Perfect for
Student Veterinary Nurses
SVN exam revision
OSCE preparation
Placement revision
Visual learners
Study groups
Veterinary nursing classrooms

Why use matching activities?
Sometimes repeatedly reading notes just isn't enough.
This activity gives you a simple way to practise visual recognition + recall, helping you test what you actually know rather than just rereading information.

Digital product
This listing is for a digital PDF download only.
No physical product will be posted.

You can print the resource at home. For repeated use, you could also laminate the cards after printing.

Please note
This resource is intended for educational and revision purposes only and should be used alongside teaching provided by your training provider and veterinary practice.

For personal use only. Files must not be resold, redistributed, copied or shared.