| Veterinary nursing definitely doesn’t just involve cuddling cute puppies and kittens! In addition to their vital role in various medical, surgical, laboratory and imaging procedures, our nurses also have to regularly tackle some pretty unpleasant jobs to keep veterinary facilities clean and safe, and our patients comfortable.
Veterinary clinics look after many pets every day, and keeping the practice clean and orderly is vital so that pets can be treated in a safe way. Our veterinary nurses are trained to use a variety of medical-grade disinfectants to keep our clinics clean. Additionally, veterinary nurses perform the important task of ensuring that every surgical kit used on a patient is clean and sterile (free of germs). This involves washing and cleaning surgical instruments and drapes in disinfectant, sterilising them in an autoclave (a sterilisation method that uses high pressure steam) and then packing them so that they can be opened and presented to the operating vet without their contents being handled by anyone not “scrubbed up” for surgery. Lastly, our veterinary nurses ensure that all our patients are kept clean and comfortable. This can involve cleaning hospital cages and runs or gently bathing and drying unwell hospital patients. When you come to our clinic, you’ll likely notice… not much! This is because our hard-working nurses do a wonderful job at ensuring the clinic is clean and ready for your pets. So, we’d like to give a big shout-out to our veterinary nurses, for all the important (and sometimes yucky) work they do. Thanks nurses! |
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