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4.
Afterqualifying,Icontinuedtoworkatthesameprivatepracticeforone
moreyear.IthendecidedthatIwantedtogainmoreexperience.Istarted
lookingandIwasoferedapermanentfull-timejobattheclinic.
5.
Atypicaldayalwaysinvolvesapatient-roundatthebeginningofmyshift.
Aftertheroundiscomplete,patienttreatmentsneedtobeundertaken.
ThepatientcarerequireddependsonthecurrentdepartmentIamworking
in,sothereisalotofvariety.Attheendoftheshift,it’simportanttocomplete
awrittenhandoverforthenextshiftwithanyrelevantinformation.
Throughouttheday,Icommunicatewiththeveterinarysurgeonstoensure
thatpatientcareiscontinuouslymonitoredandupdated.
6.
Well…Ihaveonlybeenqualifiedforafewyears,soIstillhavesometimeto
makeupmymind.However,Iamcurrentlyundertakingacertificateinemer-
gencyandcriticalcare,somaybethiswillbethefieldI’llworkinsometime
inthefuture.
7.
It’sextremelyrewardingwhenthepatientwhowasseriouslyillandterrified
uponthearrivalimprovesinbothaspectsandleavestheclinicwaggingtheir
tail.
8.
Certainlythosesadmomentswhenyourealiseyoucannothelpyourpatient
becausetheirconditionisuntreatable…Patientsthatarescaredcanalso
oftenbechallengingbecauseprovidingthebestnursingcarecanbedifi-
cultduetotheirbehaviour.
9.
Trytogetasmuchworkexperienceasyoucantoensureitistheroleforyou.
I’drecommendsomevolunteerworkwithanimalsbeforetakingupacourse.
Andonceyoudecidethisisacareerforyou,bepreparedtostudyhard.But
thejobisworthalltheefort!
[Adaptedfrom:www.prospects.ac.uk/case-studies]
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