ABSTRACT: Veterinary Nurse training during a pandemic can be done – it just takes a lot of self discipline and commitment. There have been push backs but the past year has also been a valuable lesson. There are so many things that I have learnt in the past year and so many skills that will be useful in my future career. For example, being ‘thrown’ in at the deep end meant that I just had to get on with things – I took my first blood sample and performed a scale and polish in the first few months of lockdown.

Author

Vanessa Dawson

Vanessa is a 2nd year student, studying a Veterinary Nursing Diploma at Abbeydale Vet Nurse Training. She is hoping to do some work in wildlife rehabilitation and zoology in the future. In practice, she enjoys consulting and being on the ward. In her spare time, she likes spending time with friends and family as well as hiking, cooking and training her dog, Benji.. Email: nessdawson39@gmail.com

Leominster, UK

Keywords: student; training; pandemic

To cite this article: VOL 36 • July 2021 (07) • Veterinary Nursing Journal  pp209-210

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