RE: Work experience students

wilkoannie — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:39:04 GMT

Yes it depends very much on the student.

Ours watch the operations, watch consults, Clean tables after each patient and help us do the washing etc.

I do give them a list of questions that they can go and research at home or in clinic so things like gestation periods of cats dogs rabbits.

How many teeth they have?

diet requirements for bunnies ?

I do this so they learn something plus they can go to Libary and research if I can't find them things to do as I don't like the hanging about or sitting down board looking face student. (It can drive me mad)

we don't take them out in farm. We've had to many problems with that.

If im on wards I will get them to get food ready for my patients and watch them place the bowls In the kennel. Get them to walk the dogs if I need to have a urine sample.

plus cleaning our kennels once patient has gone home.

Again it depends on the student.

Its very difficult but I always tell them that keeping the environment clean and tidy is one of the most important jobs we can do whether your a vet, nurse, student or receptionist we must do our best to keep it clean as if you walked into a hospital with blood on the table, walls I'm sure you would walk back out as we have a lot of attitude about cleaning. same as laundry they need to know that keeping on top of laundry keeps our patients comfortable and warm. It works for some but not all.

sarah X

RE: Work experience students

k.91 — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:06:56 GMT

generally look but don't touch is then rule we have. the only hands on things they get to do are cleaning kennels, going with the aca's on dog walks, feeding patients, hoovering hair while we clip for surgery and thats about it.

When i was on work experience, i went on farm visits most of the time and had a much more hands on role but the vet i worked with was used to me assisting when he got called out to my parents farm for 1 thing or another