The veterinary nurse. A key member of the practice team that enables and ensures that clinics run smoothly to provide patient and client care with compassion at the heart of their work. But, have we explored the potential for nurses to expand their remit and grasp the opportunities for practice ownership?

27 mins

Beckie Barnardt explains her journey to working with wild and endangered species in South Africa – and how others can do the same…

51 mins

Lauren McCarthy encourages fellow vet nurses to explore the variety of career options around them to get the very best out of this rewarding role.

7 mins

Lantra, the leading awarding body for land-based and environmental training, shares topics covered during veterinary nursing managers Stacey Bullock and Nicky Smith’s symposium on VN training, which took place at BVNA Congress.

24 mins

RCVS VN Futures project lead Jill Macdonald RVN, discusses the new RCVS Academy course, designed to provide newly registered VNs with consistent, meaningful and personalised support during the transition from student to RVN.

22 mins

Lacey Pitcher, reflecting on her experiences, looks at how VNs can develop their careers and showcases nurses’ journeys, highlighting how they often look different, but share a similar start point.

50 mins

Kai Dillenburger-Keenan shares her experience with this phenomenon and how she is working to overcome it.

12 mins

Third-year student veterinary nurse Macauly Gatenby shares with readers a note he has written from the perspective of his “future RVN self”.

6 mins

RCVS Knowledge – using a case example scenario – shows how, with Farm Vet Champions and the help of VNs, practice teams can better their use of antimicrobials.

18 mins

Anthony Hall RVN, also a diagnostic imaging technician, shares what it is like working in the imaging department as an equine vet nurse.

8 mins

Having recently won an RCVS Knowledge Award for Quality Improvement, Eloise Collins, deputy head veterinary nurse at Beech House Veterinary Centre in Southampton, tells the story of her practice’s journey in improving patient safety and welfare, and how it takes a village – or a practice team – to see meaningful change happen.

Written by VN Times anonymous contributors, this new column shines a light on the awkward conversations you should be having, but possibly shy away from – starting with salaries.

SVN Jade Brindley shares how she took the leap to train to be a vet nurse and, in the process, changed what success means to her.

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