Veterinary nurse (VN) Hayley Walters spoke at The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ virtual ‘Veterinary Nursing Evening’ this week. During the evening, over 70 newly registered VNs were formally welcomed to the register; and the achievements of several nurses who have completed their Advanced Diploma were recognised.
It is the second year running Hayley has been a special guest speaker at this very happy event. Last year it was held at London Zoo where Hayley talked about her career as a veterinary nurse and how the qualification led her to work with moon bears in China and Vietnam, street dogs in Bosnia and teach in vet schools in India and Sri Lanka.
This year Hayley gave the talk from her home in Nottingham and focused on the challenges of working in low to middle income countries, and why they exist for the veterinary profession.
“Working in developing countries, once I’d qualified as a veterinary nurse, was something I’d always wanted to do, and I have had amazing experiences whilst doing it. It is something I would recommend to any VN who has a passion for combining their job with travelling. It is an exciting thing to do with your life, but it is also a productive way of helping animals who are less fortunate than our UK pets. However, it can also be upsetting to see some of the welfare challenges that exist so this talk was to highlight a few of the difficulties, why they exist and what to do when you are faced with them.”
Hayley will receive a donation for her chosen charity ‘DogStar Foundation’ in Sri Lanka as a thank you for her time.
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