Over 50 years as a veterinary nurse: Paying Tribute and Celebrating the Life of Jean Turner RVN

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of past Council and Honorary Member, Jean Turner RVN.

Jean qualified as a Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary (RANA) in 1971 and worked in general practice until 1998. Her impact to the veterinary nursing profession and the BVNA was remarkable, as not only was she a BVNA Council member for sixteen years, she was also on the Editorial Board for the VNJ (Veterinary Nursing Journal) and a trustee of the BVNA Daphne Shipman Benevolent Fund since 1999.

Over her career Jean trained many veterinary nurses, as well as being an RCVS Examiner and Trustee. In 2011 she won the prestigious RCVS Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award for her outstanding contribution to veterinary nursing.

Jean was a true representative for veterinary nursing and the BVNA, she was well loved and will be sorely missed by all those who knew her.

A donation has been made by BVNA in memory of Jean to the Daphne Shipman Benevolent Fund.