What has benefited you in your career?

Re: What has benefited you in your career?

Kay Colquhoun — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:07:17 GMT

All the very best with your career and travels. At some point you may think about other qualifications and this might be something worth thinking about - the new VN Merit Award from BSAVA - http://www.bsava.com/CPD/VNMeritAwards/tabid/1578/Default.aspx

Re: What has benefited you in your career?

Meow1950 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:03:15 GMT

Thank you so much for all your replies, they are really helpful!

I actually intend to travel and get more experience abroad so it's good to know that it has been useful to you :)

And I'm learning more and more how the people are as important as the pets. When you think of becoming a veterinary nurse you think of the animals but, as you said, the people are so important. I'm hoping to work a lot on my people skills.

And yeah, my current practice is all wonderful people! I hope to work on improving the stability but, just in case, I want to be employable to others. I'm sorry to hear that you had that kind of experience :(, the people you work with make such a difference!

Re: What has benefited you in your career?

Laura Ringsell — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:49:35 GMT

I would agree completely with Sal, but when I read the title of your post something else came to mind so here goes. I am sorry that your current job is not stable, but is it good and if so do what you can to improve the stability. I have worked in a number of practices and for me the biggest thing to benefit me has been a good boss, a great practise where good standards that I am proud of are carried out and the confidence to grow as a nurse. I have in the past worked for a bully, and psychological bully at that who made all the nurses feel rubbish at their jobs; the aim to make sure all nurses lost their confidence and wouldn't feel able to leave.. Someone who has supported me through this (my current boss) and helped me regain my confidence is what has benefitted me most. Hope that helps, good luck

Re: What has benefited you in your career?

Sal the 1st — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:58:17 GMT

I think the most important thing for me would be

never forget that every animal you see has at least one human attached to them, even the stray rta or the manky pigeon gasping its last has only found you because somebody has thought enough about them to bring them in. So to me dealing with the humans is just as important as dealing with their animals and when you can do it well you are an asset to any practice

Re: What has benefited you in your career?

laura dickenson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:42:05 GMT

Always be forward thinking, conscientious and always go the extra mile.

I took time out and did some charity work and travelled and this definately gave me so much more experience and perspective and understanding.

Always be willing to learn and learn how to listen. Do plenty of online CPD and talk to people. The vet world is a small place, I travelled to Africa and China and met people in the Vet world I knew or who knew friends of mine in the vet world.

There's always the diploma course too if you are more interested in the academic side rather than travel etc.

Basically go for anything, be positive and always try and better yourself and your working morals and ethics.

Good Luck! x