Giving up :(

Re: Giving up :(

Lesley M — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:00:00 GMT

middlesex. i dont get paid for the main placement i did but i did some extra where i got paid. im lucky as im a mature student and have money from my previous life so dont need loans. it is hard financially if you have to borrow esp as you dont get any travel costs

Re: Giving up :(

oozysuzy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:25:51 GMT

lesley,where are you doing the degree?im applying for myerscough in preston soon!

whilst on your year placement did you get paid or were you just living of student loan etc?

i really really want to do it but im really worried bout finance!

Re: Giving up :(

Lesley M — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:43:03 GMT

im doing the degree - i spent the whole of 2010 in placement - fair enough im back in lectures for 12 wks but from may-sept im off and will be going back to my tp.

Re: Giving up :(

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:31:17 GMT

I nearly gave up and then I FINALLY got an interview at a local busy practice and now im half way through my training! Stick with it its worth it in the end :D

Re: Giving up :(

Zoe Davies RVN — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:26:50 GMT

are you in a postion to move for a job. i moved from the east midlands to surrey for a student job and am now back in the midlands a qualifed nurse. x

Re: Giving up :(

oozysuzy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:03:05 GMT

the course that im looking at,the whole 2nd year is placement,and you have to do at least 70 weeks in total to pass!

if vet nursing is what you really want,then you could consider going back like tracy said?

Re: Giving up :(

Tracy Windler RVN — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:36:40 GMT

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Ive done 1st year of degree suzy, stopped it coz it wasnt hands on enough

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I could be wrong, but I thought the degree was a lot of theory and not much "hands on" in the first year? You do a placement/s in 2nd/3rd year, so starts to get more hands on after 1st year?

Could you carry on where you left off with the degree? At least its working towards something relevant while you look for a svn position?

Re: Giving up :(

Ermentrude . — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:54:56 GMT

I had 1 day off poorly and coz i was in my probationary period and they didnt like it so they ended my contract.

Ive done 1st year of degree suzy, stopped it coz it wasnt hands on enough

Re: Giving up :(

Vicky RVN — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:37:06 GMT

As others have said, please don't give up! I agree with Sal, apply for any job going in practice, reception jobs etc to get your foot in the door. I started the VN degree, did a placement then left the degree as it wasn't for me. I sent CV to every practice in the area and worked in a pet shop and doing a bit of reception work at my placement practice. whilst hoping for and one place phoned me with a job a few months later. I think the fact that i'd started the degree so had some experience helped me get that job. I'm now working at the place i did my placement at. I'd made myself known whilst doing placement so when a job came up they thought of me!

Re: Giving up :(

Sally Seddon — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:50 GMT

Aw please dont give up. Im proof that if you want it you can have it, its taken me 10 years to start my training. Keep trying, you will get there! After years of interviews i finally had to start out on reception and only got the job because i had applied for every job at the Willows (even a storeman job!) and they remembered my name coming up for every job. I was offered a 6 month maternity cover job and left my full time permanant job. It was a risk but it paid off because after a few months i was offered a permanant position, 18 months later i managed to get a job at another branch as a auxlliary nurse, 3 years later im doing my training. Believe me its worth the wait!!!! Even if you have to take a job somewhere else until you get a break. Good luck, go for your dreams

Re: Giving up :(

Steph Phillips — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:42:47 GMT

Aw don't give up!! If it's your dream to become a RVN you should chase it..

Can I ask, why didn't it work out at the parctice you worked at previously? & if you got that job back could you maybe air your concerns and hopefully that will make it a better working enviroment?

Good luck hun xx

Re: Giving up :(

oozysuzy — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:17:48 GMT

its really hard to find svn jpobs, have you considered doing the degree,if there is a nui nearby that does the degree?i really want to become a vet nurse,so this is the option im gonna go for,i think!!

Re: Giving up :(

supamog — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:34:27 GMT

Hi hang in there its definitely worth waiting for. I registered with an agency just b4 my current job, not a veterinary agency just a general one, and i had a job with vets for pets in my area in 2 days. I was amazed tbh but also vets 4 pets were relieved to be sent someone experienced. I dont think they were that bothered about the quals just needed hands on deck to supplement the VN's. Good luck

Re: Giving up :(

Jenzel — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:50:44 GMT

It took me well over a year to find a SVN job. In fact I was starting to feel really disheartened because I kept getting interviews but just missed out on the job so it was really annoying, frustrating and tiring. I wanted out of my job as i hated it and was suffering from depression so i said to my oh, that is it, I am just going to get an admin job and hope that in the future I can get in to vet nursing.

The next day my current employers phoned me and wanted to see me as they had another job vacancy. I had already had an interview with them and someone else got the job the first time. They offered me the job when I went in for my second interview.

It is funny how things work out but if you really want it don't give up. Just get a job in the meantime and keep trying, that is all you can do. You never know, some nurses should be qualifying soon so some practices might begin to look for new trainees. Good Luck!

Re: Giving up :(

Laura Akers RVN — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:32:43 GMT

Hi there

So sorry to hear you are finding it hard and on the point of giving up :(

I will keep a look out for vacancies in the region for you, dont do anything too hasty. Do you have experience, how long were you in the job for? A locum agency may be able to find you something in the short term (I know Rig Vets do place non qualified nurses), as some practices are happy for 'experienced help' instead of RVNs in certain situations, to help out with minor things that you can do, so the RVNs can concentrate on their bits x

Re: Giving up :(

Katie B — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:29:24 GMT

Don't give up hun and make any rash decisions. These things happen to test us, believe me I know, (I have just been made redundant) So just make sure that you think long and hard about it. I always think will I live to regret this? If yes then don't give in!