Welcome to VN Happy Hour!

Given the current cost-of-living crisis, this timely edition is definitely not just for the vet nurses among you – there are financial tips relevant to all, no matter what your job title may be…

How can developing a nursing specialism enhance your clinical career? The VN Times VN Happy Hour panel returned in April to discuss this very topic and offer their advice.

How can developing a nursing specialism enhance your clinical career? The VN Times VN Happy Hour panel returned in April to discuss this very topic and offer their advice.

VN Happy Hour returned in February for a discussion on dog breeding and good breed health.

VN Happy Hour returned in February for a discussion on dog breeding and good breed health.

VN Happy Hour returned on 25 November for a look at obesity and nutrition in companion animals.

VN Happy Hour returned on 25 November for a look at obesity and nutrition in companion animals.

To celebrate the first anniversary of VN Happy Hour, we were joined by BVNA stalwarts Alex Taylor, Jo Oakden and Lyndsay Hughes, to discuss the future of veterinary nursing.

This month we were joined by RVNs Lacey Pitcher, Jane Davidson and Polly May Mewse, who answered delegates’ questions on the tricky topic of brachycephalic breed health.

This month we were joined by RVNs Lacey Pitcher, Jane Davidson and Polly May Mewse, who answered delegates’ questions on the tricky topic of brachycephalic breed health.

This month we were joined by RVNs Linda Ryan, Elle Boden and Zoe Blake, who expertly answered delegates’ behaviour-related questions.

This month we were joined by RVNs Linda Ryan, Elle Boden and Zoe Blake, who expertly answered delegates’ behaviour-related questions.

July 2021’s VN Happy Hour, sponsored by Bought by Many, was a dentistry special.

July 2021’s VN Happy Hour, sponsored by Bought by Many, was a dentistry special.

Where can your veterinary nursing skills take you?

Lee and Nikki cause havoc in the VN Times kitchen with a cooking show based around the idea of foods that can be prepared in a standard office environment...

VN Times Happy Hour returned for its fifth outing, with May’s event focusing on senior pets and sponsored by Animalcare.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May 2021) we revisited our conversation with Jane Davidson during Happy Hour 4, in which she discussed the steps she would recommend for RVNs struggling with poor mental well-being.

Lee and Nikki cause havoc in the VN Times kitchen with a cooking show based around the idea of foods that can be prepared in a standard office environment...

VN Times’ feel-good “power hour” returned for a spring well-being special to celebrate “The magic of veterinary nursing“, as well as the usual mix of cash giveaways, live challenges and kitchen mayhem.

Having taken part in VN Times’ latest VN Happy Hour, Jane Davidson expands on how her nursing skills are helping her today – both with her studies and ahead of becoming a COVID-19 vaccinator.

VN Times’ feel-good “power hour” returned for a spring well-being special to celebrate “The magic of veterinary nursing“, as well as the usual mix of cash giveaways, live challenges and kitchen mayhem.

Lee and Nikki cause havoc in the VN Times kitchen with a cooking show based around the idea of foods that can be prepared in a standard office environment...

Following on from the monster success of our first two events, we were delighted to lift the winter blues and blow away the cobwebs by hosting Vet Nurse Happy Hour version 3 on 28 January.

Following on from the monster success of our first two events, we were delighted to lift the winter blues and blow away the cobwebs by hosting Vet Nurse Happy Hour version 3 on 28 January.

Following the monster success of our first VN Happy Hour event, we decided to do it all over again... our second event took place on 26 November 2020.

Following the monster success of our first VN Happy Hour event, we decided to do it all over again... our second event took place on 26 November 2020.

Happy Hour began with Linnaeus head of nursing Andrea Jeffery discussing how to level up your career, followed by a panel discussion with Andrea, BVNA council member Jack Pye and the RVC’s Remi Onabolu, all about how to celebrate those little wins and big successes.