April 2018

With April being National Pet Month, BVNA council member and RVN Gareth McCormack discusses the importance of sharing preventive health advice with pet owners.

8 mins

March 2018

RCVS Knowledge writers kick off their first article of 2018 with a look at this useful technique to help safeguard any tasks that could be overlooked.

14 mins

With the final examination booked, the countdown is on. For Ruth Clooney-Power, it’s time to revise, revise, revise.

7 mins

Lacey Pitcher RVN, implores her peers to join a growing group of proactive and passionate RVNs making advances the profession not only desires, but needs.

22 mins

Popular RVN Jo Hinde tells readers more about this integral BVNA role.

8 mins

February 2018

RVN Sam Knightley, in thinking about the future of the VN profession, decided to create a spur-of-the-moment survey to capture her peers’ thoughts. The results make for interesting reading…

28 mins

RVN Jo Ireson implores readers and their veterinary practices to help spearhead efforts to get kittens neutered early.

8 mins

January 2018

With the beginning of 2018 leading to the usual existential thoughts a new year tends to bring, RVN Helen Tottey sits her younger self down to share some profession and career learnings.

33 mins

The association lets readers get acquainted with Sam Morgan in her new post-BVNA presidency role.

10 mins

December 2017

BVNA council member and regional coordinator Gemma Reeve uses a career milestone to rally the veterinary nurse troops.

9 mins

As the veterinary profession reacts to the results from the RCVS Schedule 3 consultation, RVN and BVNA junior vice-president Stacey Bullock takes a closer look at one of its key building blocks.

19 mins

November 2017

The end is nigh for Ruth Clooney-Power and her emergency and critical care certificate, financed by the VN Times bursary she won. You can do it, Ruth – you're so close!

6 mins

SVN and BVNA student council representative Jasmine Kilpatrick reminds readers of the importance of social media etiquette.

7 mins

RVN Alexandra Taylor asks why cats often receive suboptimal pain relief, and how VNs have a key role in challenging this...

7 mins

October 2017

RVNs Sara Harman and Jade Juniper describe their practice’s experiences with a TV crew as it filmed the team’s every move for a behind-the-scenes CBBC children’s show...

16 mins

BVNA council member Erika Feilberg reflects on her time as a member of the BVNA and what the association has achieved since she got involved.

8 mins

September 2017

With mental health problems earning their right in the spotlight, RVN Erika Feilberg asks whether we give enough consideration to the similar issues our patients have.

9 mins

August 2017

Vet Dan Makin reports from 2017’s Pride in London march and the wider activities of the British Veterinary Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender group.

26 mins

RVN Helen Tottey uses her experiences with a new pet to think about the owner view of practice, and why veterinary nurses should listen to what she has come to realise...

33 mins

An RVN now in the medical profession, Helen Ballantyne discusses a topic rarely spotlighted. But, thanks to VN Futures, this is likely to change...

8 mins