Today’s focus was planned to be on inpatient care and patient advocacy, but we would also like to take this opportunity to highlight the skills they have as inpatient carers and reinforce how much nurses do for the veterinary team, and address some common misconceptions that had traditionally surrounded the veterinary nursing profession.
Some may think that vet nurses spend a lot of time patting and cuddling cute pets, however this is rarely the case! In reality, most healthy puppies and kittens are seen by the vets for their health checks and first vaccinations, not the nursing team. Except for the routine surgical patients, it is the sick and injured patients that the nurses spend most of their time with behind the scenes. This allows them to really get to know their patients on a deeper level and empowers them to act as advocates for your pets. Vet nurses are often the first to detect subtle signs indicating a change in condition, discomfort, or pain.
Veterinary nurses are NOT:
🦄Glorified cleaners
🦄Kennel hands
🦄Vet assistants
Veterinary nurses perform the roles of:
🦄Nurses
🦄Phlebotomists
🦄Imaging technicians
🦄Surgical assistants
🦄Quality control heroes
🦄Reception and customer service agents
🦄Counselors and support persons
🦄Dental hygienists
🦄Anaesthetists
🦄Puppy Preschool teachers
🦄Patient advocates
🦄Pharmacy dispensers
To end off the week, enjoy a fun video taken in our clinic with our team about what we love about Vet Nurses
NZVNA #superherosquad #vetlife #vetnurselife
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