Not sure I can do it

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kelly - marie wood — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:21:53 GMT

im glad things r going better keep up the good work

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:44:36 GMT

Very glad things are looking up for you now

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albatross — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:46:08 GMT

well done, you!

Stick with it, the more they complement you the better you will feel, the less the little niggles will bother you and the more confident you will become.

Getting what you desire is never easy and you will be a better person at the end of it. Keep posting on how you get on, and if there's bad times we're all here to support you and provide a shoulder to cry on, or offer solutions to your problems.

Re: Not sure I can do it

Anonymous — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:34:27 GMT

Hi everyone. I thought I'd post on here just to tell you that I'm getting on much better now (touch wood). Over night I've become more confident and the bosses keep complimenting me which is nice.

The hours are still long but I can cope with that. I love being busy and love the feeling of doing something worth while and having just done a hard days graft.

I'm hoping that I'll continue to enjoy it, I'm sure there will be more tough days ahead but that's life I guess.

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kelly - marie wood — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:20:01 GMT

after reading some of the posts i to am a trainee vet nurse and there is no way my boss would expect me to work that long with out food its unfair. and the pay situation no one goes into animal care for the monmey believe me im now 21 and have been doing the job for 4 years but i suggest u speak to your boss or your head nurse im sure something can be worked out and if it doesnt there are iother training practices out there u should be happy were u work not feel like u do at the moment x

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bumble bee — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:32:50 GMT

Working for 11 hours without a break is not only unacceptable but is against employment law. You should be allowed a 10 minute break for every 4 hrs worked .This is for toilet & drink breaks .Contact the CAB & know your rights before speaking to your boss.Good luck ! That level of stress is just unfair.

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Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:32:15 GMT

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Gillian Davidson — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:44:23 GMT

It's ok to say that trainees shouldn't work for a low wage and bad conditions and if this is their situation then they should leave and get another job. Trainee jobs are a few and far between and are like gold dust... You can just leave one and walk straight into another, you could be waiting years for another oppurtunity to come along. @Button: Starting a new job is always hard especially a new career. Everything is new and you have to learn so much AND learn how to deal with vets who I'm sure we will all agree can be difficult at the best of times and very rarely find their nurses good enough or respect them as a profession. You may have to stick your job out a bit longer and hopefully find someone that you can learn from and build on your confidence andhopefully things will improve. I'm afraid you need a pretty tough skin in this profession. However, if you are working for 11 hours with no break this really needs to be dealt with. Maybe you could speakw with the other nurses and all go to be bosses together and explain that this is not on. Good luck and keep focused on your end goal

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Anonymous — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:16:34 GMT

Re: Not sure I can do it

Mac Feather — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:48:48 GMT

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With regards to your head nurse - thats what she is there for - thats her job if you have problems she should be there to help you sort them out regardless of her relationship with anyone else!Try also not to take other peoples problems on board - thats probably not helping you deal with your own issues- concentrate on yourself.

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Totally agree with the coments about Head Nurse.

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:56:33 GMT

No worries Button we all need to get things off our chest at times.

I really feel for you, when you have waited so long and it turns out like this.

The HN should be there to help you - you dont have to say anything about anyone as such, could you just talk to her and explain how you are feeing and if she can do anything to help you? If not, it may be better to go to the management then. Not easy I know, but you cannot suffer in silence.

And if it doesnt work out, at least you will know you have tried.

Feel free to pm me if you wish, I am normally around somewhere!

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dinkyd — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:03:35 GMT

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Anonymous — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:23:01 GMT

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:00:38 GMT

How are you feeling today Button? Have you thought about having a word with your boss about all this?

I also accepted crap pay and conditions when I first starting my training, I worked long hours and done my best to please etc. I realise now, 10 years later how bad it all was.

I think trainee vn's are worth so much more than the conditions they have to put up with.

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Mac Feather — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:04:04 GMT

I also agree that some practices can be good at offering trainees the world and not live up to it. It doesnt help when you are young and full of enthusiasm coz at that age I didnt know any better.

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Mac Feather — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:01:34 GMT

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for what is worth, I do not settle for second best. If the position does not offer what i need, then I go elsewhere - simple

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I agree, I took a lot of shit (pardon my french) whilst I was training, but now im a QVN, an experienced nurse, and a good nurse (well, if I dont blow my trumpet who will ) I dont put up with anything, im not stroppy or anything. I only accept a good deal when Im working now. If the pay and terms are not what I want/need then I go elsewhere

[/quote] When I trained I was mad keen, desperate to do well etc etc and basically as a fresh faced 16/17yr old I was for want of a better expression -used. I let myself be used coz I didnt know any better! Once I qualified and got a bit of backbone/confidence I decided to find a new job.

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Anonymous — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:13:45 GMT

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dinkyd — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:12:35 GMT

Hmmmnnn....quite often the people who interveiw for these positions are nice as pie - and promise the world to these students - but then that all changes once they start working for these people and if by that time its regretted for taking the job.Then the students realise the boss is a complete muppet but so desperate to please.

Button these working conditions are unacceptable-it is illegal if anything.No one can work that long without a break - tho it does happen.I know you will feel you dont want to cause further tension between you and your employer but you must make it clear you are not working to your best standards without a break/food!

Do the other nurses get breaks - what about head nurse- do you have one - can you have a chat to her about the rota etc?

Please believe us when we say not all places are like this.How are you finding the actual nursing side of things- are you getting to do things- are you learning?I know this is a new job for you but if you feel it is making you unwell and you are not enjoying it then you may need to think about alternative routes to train - their are colleges that offer training without having to be employed by a TP- you would be a full time student not block release.There is also the degree route as well.

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:41:06 GMT

I agree if students accept appaling conditions what does that say baout the profession as a whole.

I also wont settle for second best, and this is not a dig at you button, just a dig in general at what is expected of people who are in training.... it is ridiculous what some students and qualifieds come to mention it actually put up with.It makes me so angry

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:07:29 GMT

Button,

i am not sure i know what you mean by this post? I wasnt trying to patronise you, I was just trying to say that we should not put up with crap wages, be it training or otherwise. Because we are new to a job and are considered a training - that is no excuse for having to live on the breadline- i dont care what anyone says

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:34:55 GMT

Sounds like where l did my training. Pleased to leave once l qualified.

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Claire Cameron — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:04:18 GMT

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for what is worth, I do not settle for second best. If the position does not offer what i need, then I go elsewhere - simple

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Anonymous — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:04:13 GMT

Re: Not sure I can do it

Saskia Quinn — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:50:47 GMT

for what is worth, I do not settle for second best. If the position does not offer what i need, then I go elsewhere - simple

Re: Not sure I can do it

Saskia Quinn — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:41:38 GMT

Do none of you want to answer this question then?