Registered veterinary nurses play a crucial role in not only the day-to-day responsibilities within a practice, they’re an essential part of the team providing out of hours care. Along with the veterinary surgeon on call, the RVNs make sure the sick and injured animals are monitored throughout the night. Former CCOAS graduate, Scott Norman spoke to PetFocus about working as a night nurse. No two nights are the same and despite a shift starting with a routine handover, anything can happen. The skills you learn on night shifts are invaluable particularly when experiencing emergencies. Throughout his shift, no matter what cases occur, Scott’s passionate about being able to spend time with his patients, getting some quiet time to get to know them and giving them attention. But once an emergency calls then he loves the adrenaline involved “where you can spring in to action and do your best to save a life”.
Read the full article about how a typical night can look for Scott in PetFocus.