A day in the life of a veterinary nurse.

   

Just a veterinary nurse?

   Becoming a veterinary nurse is a full time role with diploma and degree level qualifications available. People often ask whether a nurse is going to continue their education to become a veterinary surgeon but this is not the purpose of a veterinary nurse. Our nurses at Young’s are all multi talented individuals who are trained or in training for the many different roles that a nurse can perform. They receive regular training to keep them up to date with industry standards and new advances in veterinary care. Our Ealing and Hounslow surgeries are approved training centers. Being a training center means we maintain the highest possible standards and receive regular spot checks to ensure we adhere to these.

Meet our team of Ealing nurses.

 

The day to day tasks of a veterinary nurse include:

• Preparing animals for treatment and surgeries – this includes placing catheters, clipping and sterilising, taking temperatures, bandaging, administering injections.
• Taking x-rays.
• Monitoring patients during and on recovery from anaesthesia.
• K laser therapy.
• Taking care of in patients – cleaning cages, hand feeding, monitoring the patient, updating the vet & owners, giving medication.
• Dispensing medication and stock taking.
• Removing stitches, offering pet care advice.
• Assisting with reception duties.
• Performing in house laboratory tests.
• Updating records.
• Training new staff. 
• Most importantly tlc, cuddles and support particularly for nervous or elderly pets who need an extra bit of looking after.
• Providing support for owners who’s pets have sadly passed over Rainbow Bridge.

 

As you can see our nurses are real ‘Jack of all Trades’ with a passion for pets and a stomach of steel, they have seen it all. Our nurses take care of any and every pet staying in the surgery with careful monitoring, hand feeding, bandage changing, cuddles and care. If you are interested in a career as a veterinary nurse just speak to any of our team to see how proud and passionate they are about their work. Most of our nurses currently working with us have trained and gained their qualifications through working here whilst gaining their education through a college or university.