The Positive Vet Nurse

18/07/2024

I wanted to share with you an insightful CPD webinar with Aoife Smith (), ex-RVN turned Psychotherapist, as she presents "Paws & Reflect: Creating Psychological Safety in the Euthanasia Process."

📅 Date: 30th July 🕒 Time: 6pm BST

In this webinar, you will:

👏🏻 Feel Empowered and Confident: Gain valuable insights to navigate the euthanasia process with confidence, from start to finish.

🫶🏻 Enhance Client Interactions: Learn strategies to ease client interactions during this sensitive time, fostering a supportive environment.

💚 Discover Coping Strategies: Acquire key coping mechanisms to facilitate closure and reduce mental health struggles post-work hours.

This is a really important topic guys, don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and emotional resilience in veterinary care. Register now to secure your spot! 👇🏻

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvd-qrqzIoGdawOu_vZhvJmsG3GjtokURm

10/07/2024

I’m excited to share that I’m going to be speaking at BVNA (The British Veterinary Nursing Association) Congress in October about my favourite nursing topic; neurology! 😍My first talk will be aimed at veterinary nurses and how to manage spinal patients in GP practice, and my second talk will be neurology 101 for students! 🧠💕

17/11/2023

London Vet Show ✨ had a great time meeting friends, being a facilitator for the neurodiversity mastermind and lots of learning 😊

27/09/2023

👏🏻if you agree

22/07/2023

Hey! I have decided to do a monthly mastermind class on different topics that most of us want to talk about but don’t!

These will be interactive sessions for everyone to take part, put together ideas and help each other out! 😊

The first one kicks off on Tuesday 25th July at 7:30pm - 8:30pm, register in the link below 👇🏻

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwocOCgpj0sE9zAUPO4MRaJlG11pG_dSPVI #/registration

18/12/2022

💫 8 things I wish I knew as a vet nurse student 💫⁣
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The things people don’t tell you and remind you about when you’re a student, these are pointers that I have learnt along the way and after, I really hope they resonate with you if you are a student and just know that you are amazing just as you are! ⁣
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Like & share so as many SVNs can be equipped with wisdom 💕⁣

09/12/2022

Recording a new podcast episode with Laura 💕 we are talking about all things confidence!
DM or write below a question which we will answer on the podcast 😌

05/11/2022

Things you might not know about me: ⁣⁣🙊🙉🙈
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✨I used to make coffee for a living when I was at university. Yes I could make patterns in coffee. ⁣⁣
💕My favourite all time bands are; blink 182, fall out boy, parkway drive, Casey and sleep Token. ⁣⁣
✨I am a massive empath where I feel others emotions intensely, this has its ups and downs when navigating through everyday life. ⁣⁣
💕I am a late diagnosed autistic, and I am still trying to figure things out. ⁣⁣
✨I am working towards competing in body building and have a new coach to help me do just that. ⁣⁣
💕I have tattoos on my left leg- a fox, wolf, butterfly, gold crest and a deer. None of them have meanings. I plan on starting my right leg. ⁣⁣
✨As much as I am an introvert, I love helping people and I get a lot out of doing so.⁣⁣ I’d love to be a coach!
💕I have become more spiritual in the past year which has massively helped my mental health. Moon cycles are a big interest of mine. ⁣⁣
✨I am probably one of the only vet nurses who hates abscesses, they make my stomach churn!⁣⁣
💕I can recite the film Wayne’s world, word for word.⁣
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01/11/2022

Confidence can come to some of us pretty easy, however for many of us confidence can be a treasure we wish to seek out within us. ⁣
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Define what confidence means to you. It could be anything from having confidence in yourself, in a skill set, in your judgements. Whatever it is, here is something I need you to know. ⁣
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Confidence comes through practice and repetition, sometimes this can be uncomfortable and scary but the more you get used to trying something you wish to master, the closer you will get to being competent. ⁣
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When I first qualified as an RVN, I was terrified of doing anaesthetics. I made errors and I didn’t want to make mistakes. I learnt that I wasn’t confident because I simply didn’t know enough about what I was doing. I was thrown in the deep end. It was only when I learnt a bit more about anaesthesia and got support, is where the magic began to happen. Now, I am happy to teach others about anaesthesia because I practiced! I took a lot of time feeling uncomfortable but turning it into something I actually now rather enjoy doing! ⁣
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Throw yourself into things you struggle with, learn about it, ask for help, get demonstrations, look at videos online and stop doubting yourself because you can do it! 💕⁣
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27/07/2022

✨New Podcast ✨⁣
I had the absolute pleasure of doing a podcast with the lovely minnie the vet on Instagram AKA the turtle vet 🐢💕⁣
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Minnie talks about her work in the Maldives where she found her love for turtles and how to be the best turtle vet! ⁣
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Minnie was apart of the Oliver Ridley Project, go check them out 🐢⁣
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Let us both know what you thought of the podcast! ⁣

Listen here on Apple podcasts; https://lnkd.in/eXCVxusR

23/07/2022

“You inspire me to be nothing like you” 🥰
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For as long as I can remember I have always struggled with getting people to understand me and accept me for who I am. I went through bullying through most of my childhood, every name under the sun you can imagine, I’ve had it. ⁣
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I’ve had trouble over the last year with people not being accepting in work places, treating me differently and getting me into trouble. I am a really bubbly, honest and positive person (if you have ever met me you’ll know that) and unfortunately this doesn’t always go down well with miserable people.⁣
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So I’ve learnt not to dim my shine for the sake of others because I don’t inspire to be like them, why would I when I make others smile daily. I have learnt that people can be jealous for no reason but you have to ignore it and feel sorry for them in pity, it’s not your problem it’s theirs. I have learnt that I won’t give up because someone wants me to, I will continue to do great things and to always show up as my authentic self and so should you! ⁣✨🙏🏻
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Don’t take notice of those who’s energy does not reflect with yours! The way you hold yourself and the energy you radiate will equal in great attractions and opportunities so I strongly advise that you always keep doing you ❤️⁣
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Sending lots of love x⁣
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*owner permission to post* ⁣

16/07/2022

1 year ago I made a huge decision. I walked out of my permanent job as a referral RVN and decided to become a locum. ⁣
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I had never in a million years thought I’d become a locum, I always said “I’m not confident enough”, “I can’t do that!”, I wouldn’t know where to even start”. But when you suddenly decide that you deserve better, and when you learn that your mental health is so much more important than being in a job that you hate, you quickly find yourself making decisions you never thought you would. To put it bluntly but honestly, if you don’t make these decisions you’re going to be miserable for the rest of your life. ⁣
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I had left a great job not long before that, I had my reasons for leaving but also had some regrets of leaving too because what I went into after was awful. I made a mistake. I cried everyday in the car before walking into that practice. At that point I knew enough was enough. I walked out. ⁣
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Locuming hasn’t been easy, there have been many ups and downs but I feel like I am settling. I get a lot of questions asking about it and I always say, do what is best for you. I have podcasts where I talk about locuming in more detail if you’re interested. ⁣
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Always happy to answer any question. I will say, if there is one thing you take away from this post, whether you want to locum or not is that you must always choose your happiness above anything else 💕I will be forever proud of myself for getting myself out of an awful situation to protect my mental health. ⁣

22/05/2022

Here is the recording of my first Revise with Me session about triage and CPR! I hope you guys enjoy it 🥰 Let me know what you think!

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/qvvxvGEG65IuP2CTHOATVhdK1zcHlZfuFuIHdM55npA1_7UV9n7Pen9D3X3v6mX6.EzLWaO-byV1I1mx8?startTime=1653225389000

Welcome! You are invited to register for a recording.

20/05/2022

I’m not just Elle the vet nurse 🐶 ⁣
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You’re probably looking at this post and thinking, what is the relevance? I normally post pictures of cute animals and anything to do with the profession but hear me out.. ⁣
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For a long time I always and ONLY identified myself as Elle the vet nurse. It was in a constant state of it. Id come home and be working on work related things, I was forever talking about work to my loved ones even if they didn’t want to hear about it all over again. I became obsessed with always being Elle the vet nurse, as if just being me wasn’t enough. ⁣
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Of course, I love my job and for me vet nursing has been my life for such a long time, it was always my dream job, but I’ve had to learn that if you keep obsessing over something so much, that you end up causing burn out because you keep adding more and more pressure on top of yourself. ⁣Burn out isn’t pretty and it is serious. I started to forget who I actually was underneath the scrubs.
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I am now Elle the vet nurse who also like to bake, train at the gym, go for walks in nature, cuddle my hamster and spend time with my friends and family. That is more like it don’t you think! ⁣
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I guess what I am trying to say is, don’t always think you must be your passion every second of every waking moment of the day, because you simply don't. Yes, be passionate! But don’t obsess to the point it doesn’t allow you to have freedom for things that really matter too.⁣
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Who are you? 💕

19/05/2022

In this me and Emily at EmPowering Media Services talks about starting up on social media, showing up and putting in the hours when it comes to content creating, , challenges as an entrepreneur and top tips to starting a brand.

Listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-positive-vet-nurse/id1590842732?i=1000561662477

15/05/2022

If anyone has any questions for tomorrows podcast please do fire away! This episode is going to be about finding your own creativity ✨

15/05/2022

✨ Little announcement ✨⁣
After some debating and self-doubt creeping in, I’ve decided I’m going to be doing live revision sessions! As you may know I am revising for my ECC exam in September, and I thought it would be a good idea to do these ‘Revise with Me’ sessions as I always find it easier when I am teaching someone or learning with others. Even if you aren’t doing the exam yourself and have an interest in ECC, come along! ⁣
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This will be an interactive session (not monotone and boring like some sessions!) and you even get a chance to share your ideas and thoughts too (if you want). It’s going to be a non-judgement and chilled space, no such thing as silly questions here! ⁣
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Now I’m no expert, and I haven’t done anything like this before but I really hope you guys come along and enjoy them! ⁣
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Putting together the sessions is extremely time consuming for me but all I ask is that you be as interactive and engaged as you can so I know it is worth it 😘⁣
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Hope to see you there 🥰

link to watch the first episode now; https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/MxHotEx28Tf05yUiK1JP6ogPBZTTUHvEftIJti7-VL8kN-G4v-DrBj8RNQJ1nOWY.JW11POI3UQR3iOOu?startTime=1653225389000

14/05/2022

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