Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Sal the 1st — Wed, 08 May 2019 19:12:05 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]I used to hate working with one vet who used to send all the stitch ups my way like he was giving me some kind of treat - because when I had done them guess what I still needed to do the jobs that I should have been doing instead of his stitch ups[/quote]

That is a good point, but I guess for many it depends on what the other jobs are (and whether they, in turn, should be delegated).

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would have been a bit difficult to delegate when the only other member of staff was a receptionist

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 08 May 2019 09:11:05 GMT

That is a good point, but I guess for many it depends on what the other jobs are (and whether they, in turn, should be delegated).

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Sal the 1st — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:23:38 GMT

[quote user="jackie chandler"]

Don't nurses do enough. They are cleaners, anaesthetists, counsellors, stock controllers, receptionists, trainers and not least consultants in their own field. They are husbands, wives, fathers, mothers and many run their own homes whilst also being on call. How much more can a nurse take on!!!!!!

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I used to hate working with one vet who used to send all the stitch ups my way like he was giving me some kind of treat - because when I had done them guess what I still needed to do the jobs that I should have been doing instead of his stitch ups

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Gizmo — Sat, 04 May 2019 20:54:19 GMT

Would love to do less cleaning and more challenging tasks that are still within schedule 3 and take the pressure off our vets.... let us do what we were trained to do and leave the complicated stuff to the vets.

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

jackie chandler — Thu, 02 May 2019 13:26:45 GMT

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 02 May 2019 10:59:43 GMT

[quote user="Pat Sang"]I agree he should have chosen his words more carefully but when in an interview one cannot always think carefully. [/quote]

Well, yes, exactly.

[quote user="Pat Sang"]What the Vet Record interviewer should have asked is if any of these "mundane" tasks are actually permitted under the VSA (1966).[/quote]

That too.

(though my impression, rightly or wrongly, is that people tend to interpret the VSA over (?) cautiously in terms of what it allows VNs to do).

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Pat Sang — Thu, 02 May 2019 10:51:15 GMT

I agree he should have chosen his words more carefully but when in an interview one cannot always think carefully. What the Vet Record interviewer should have asked is if any of these "mundane" tasks are actually permitted under the VSA (1966).

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Ben Ogden — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:00:22 GMT

Unfortunate wording, he's said it, it's out there now, good luck getting the cat back in the bag

RE: Giving veterinary nurses the mundane stuff ... what do you think?

Sal the 1st — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:26:28 GMT

Just saying it how it is - he is trying to get work done on the cheap