🎧 Vet Nurse Hacker — Ask Me Anything: Vet Nurse Hacker Confessions Host: Vicky, VTS (Nutrition) Episode Type: Solo AMA (Ask Me Anything)
🩺 Episode Overview: In this raw and real AMA-style episode, Victoria answers the juiciest questions she's received from vet nurses across the profession. From clinical confidence to imposter syndrome, burnout to boundaries, and everything in between — this episode is a vulnerable deep-dive into what it really means to be a vet nurse in 2025. If you've ever asked yourself, “Is there more to this career?” — this episode is your sign that yes, there is. So grab a cuppa and let’s unpack the heart, hustle, and hidden truths of vet nursing.
🔥 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
The #1 Clinical Skill Every Nurse Should Master (Spoiler: It’s Not Intubation)
Why Victoria believes VTS titles are absolutely worth it
The hardest case she’s ever worked on — and how it shaped her forever
The two things she’d change about how nurses are treated in clinic (utilization + pay!)
Real talk about quitting, staying, and questioning your place in the profession
How she rebuilt her career after hitting rock bottom
The truth about burnout — how sneaky it is, and how you might not even know you're in it
Her hot take on resilience training (aka: stop giving us more PowerPoints while we drown)
Why rest is a boundary, not a reward
Her journey with imposter syndrome as a specialist — and how she pushes through it
What a typical day looks like now as a business owner and locum nurse
Her advice to any vet nurse thinking about walking away
💡 Key Takeaways:
Advocacy is a clinical skill — and your voice matters.
You can absolutely step away from vet nursing and come back stronger.
Burnout is preventable, but only if we start recognizing it and supporting each other.
There is a future for vet nurses who want more — in leadership, business, education, product development, coaching, and beyond.
You’re not stuck. You’re expanding. That’s worth celebrating.
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