Vet Nurses Investigate

07 Writing up and publishing - Jennifer Hamlin

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Are you as frustrated at the lack of evidence as we are? Veterinary nurses are in a prime position to fill this gap and therefore we need to publish! In the final episode of series one, we speak to the incredibly inspirational Jennifer Hamilin, educator, learner (studying for a PhD), RVN, technician and editor extraordinaire. We discuss how to submit articles, the editorial process, and peer reviewing. True to form, we also divert off into the world of professional identity, scope of practice and education. Tune in to hear Sarah get very excited about all the things Jenifer has to say!

06 Making a change in practice - Alison Young

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Your audit is complete, you know that your results should be used to inform practice, but how do you encourage others engage with your research outcomes? Alison Young, Clinical Operations Manager at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals recounts her experiences of creating change in practice, focussing on the transition to alcohol-based hand preparations.

05 Professional identity - Rachel Davies

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT

How do you feel admitting to someone that you are a novice? How will you describe yourself if you can't or don’t want to practice anymore if that’s what you have done for most of your life? What are your personal values?

04 Auditing in practice - Megan Conroy

Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT

"It's about empowering all team members, getting them to work together. I have always wanted to make a difference and I am really proud of my audit".

03 Critiquing literature - Perdi Welsh & Hilary Orpet

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:00:00 GMT

"Ask yourself a question... How can we do this better? You can always enthuse others about your ideas".

02 Literature Searching - Amanda Rosier

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:00:00 GMT

Amanda worked in the Equine industry for more than 20 years breaking and training horses and teaching riders but realised that the body was weaker than the spirit, and chose to take the teaching into the classroom - as a secondary science teacher. This led to teaching equine students at Writtle college and managing the FE Equine department there. At this time, through distance learning, she achieved her Masters in Education and hopes to complete an Education Doctorate in the future.

01 Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine - Dan O'Neill

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:00:00 GMT

In episode one of the first series of VN’s investigate we discuss all things Evidence Base with the truly inspirational Dr Dan O’Neill. What is the role of the veterinary nurse in research? What are the questions that we should be asking? How can we optimise the care we provide for our patients and their family members? And what do we say that is music to Dan’s soul?! All this and so much more in our first podcast on Evidence Based Veterinary Nursing!

Introducing VNs Investigate

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:10:00 GMT

An idea created pre pandemic, completed in lockdown and edited during the maternity leave of both Sarah and Lyndsay! In series one, we will be exploring evidence based veterinary nursing, following the structure in which you would complete a research or audit project. We will be following this with future series with examples of research and audits from the veterinary nursing community, championing our VN diamonds.