Episode 97 of the Medical Nursing Podcast gives you the action steps you need to start actually doing more and using more of your skills as a veterinary nurse.

Because while it's one thing to talk about what needs to change, it's another to talk about what you can actually do, on shift, with your patients.

So today I want to talk about the ways every single veterinary nurse can do more with their medical inpatients, regardless of where you work, your job title, whether you're qualified or not, or how long you've been qualified.

My goal is that you'll leave this episode with a renewed sense of what 'doing more' CAN look like, and how to start making that happen in practice - ready to make 2026 your best professional year yet.

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Ways to learn together in 2026:

📲 Join the Medical Nursing Library Club

📲 Grab a webinar from the Academy On-Demand Library

📲 Enrol in the Foundation Award in Medical Nursing

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More free ways to learn with me:

📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode

📲 Follow me on Instagram

🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing

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This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.

Join me for our unofficial 2025 Wrapped!

In this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast we'll take a look back at what's happened across the profession this year, what the evidence about our role and skills is telling us, what it actually means for us as veterinary nurses and technicians, and why I'm ending this year feeling more hopeful about our role and more determined for our future than ever.

If you're ready to step into 2026 feeling inspired, valued, and speaking up for your skills, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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Want the studies I mentioned this episode? You'll find all the links and resources on the website here.

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BRAND NEW ways to learn with me:

📲 Join the Medical Nursing Library Club

📲 Join me for our next live webinar

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More free ways to learn with me:

📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode

📲 Follow me on Instagram

🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing

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This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.

In episode 95 of the Medical Nursing Podcast we wrap up our toxicology series with a true emergency and one of the most dramatic, challenging and emotional conditions: inhalation of smoke, thermal and chemical airway injury in our feline and canine patients.

Managing fire-injury is so much more than 'just' dealing with smoke inhalation, and these patients can be challenging to nurse, since their disease is often much worse than it initially seems.

These patients need intensive respiratory support, monitoring and nursing care, which means that as well as challenging to manage, they're incredibly rewarding, and provide us with lots of nursing opportunities to make a difference.

So in this episode, we'll discuss what happens when our patients become fire-injured, the common complications we see, and the nursing our patients need to recover successfully. You'll leave this episode feeling much more confident about managing these patients, and with some new skills ready to put to use with your next case.

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BRAND NEW ways to learn with me:

📲 Join the Medical Nursing Library Club

📲 Join me for the next live webinar: IV access 101, how to hit those tricky veins!

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More free ways to learn with me:

📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode

📲 Follow me on Instagram

🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing

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This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.