theCareer girlVeterinary continuing education onlinenewsCE coordinator Amy, VETgirl veterinary technicians Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) to discuss how to survive as a veterinary technician.

Author: Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC)

To survive in a professional is good, but the real test is how you thrive in a parade.In addition to yourself, no one can let you enjoy the career or success.Along the way, you might find some teacher, but in the end you are in the industry's success depends on you.

What is your passion?
Passion is the things that make you smile, is that you really like work, is what you want to continue to do.Veterinary technicians can work the number of different areas is enormous.If you get bored or feel exhausted, to work, please ask yourself, "I like the job?"Probably you don't hate all of these.You may do like some of these parts.Maybe you prefer radiology or anesthesiology, or really like for laboratory work.Find your passion, and then get your passion.

With your passion
You need to get out of the comfort zone to get passion.Most of the time, the only stop you from doing things you really like the person is you.You can choose to use a particular species;Cats, dogs, only only exotic animals, zoo, large animals, horses, lab animals only.You can choose to work in the field of professional.You can choose for small companies, big companies, teaching hospital, government and non-profit organizations to work or school.As veterinary technician's biggest advantage is that if you are late to find another career passion, you can take to work with passion.

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Record of formal schooling
Those who thrive in this industry constantly self education.Study can not only increase your knowledge, can also increase your overall level of practice and care for a pet.Increase your knowledge will definitely bring more opportunities and the salary increase.To continue your education on your resume to a potential employer indicating you focus on your field and you currently in the medical field.If you have been working in this industry and it has been more than two years not to accept any continuing education, so you've been preparing for their failure.Medicine is a field of continuous development and updating.In order to survive in this career, you must evolve with it.Not doing so will cause you to patients and their failure.You engaged in this profession is probably because you love pets and medicine.If you find yourself working stagnation, probably because you stop learning.

Get rid of toxic work environment
Sometimes, if you work in toxic environments, even knowing his enthusiasm is not enough.You may not even aware of yourself in a bad work environment, or you may be the cause of this situation.

No one likes to gossip.When a person is not present when talking about another person, gossip will occur.Gossip has a "positive" and "negative" gossip, but these two forms are harmful, is not popular with most people.Although the technology researchers say they don't like the working environment of gossip, but the reality is that most people will listen and enjoy, even to give their gossip.Gossip of the working environment is toxic work environment.It will cause distrust between colleagues, don't respect and don't like.You will never be able to survive in a toxic environment.If the people around you tell you all day in negative thoughts, you will never succeed.You will be full of negative emotions, think about why it is not good work, you'll feel demoralized.On the contrary, if you are providing people gossip, so you are in defeat other employee's enthusiasm.

If your work environment toxic, you have the following three options:Acknowledge and ignore it, express your concerns to the manager or leave and find more healthy environment. Some people have realized that this is a toxic environment, has the ability to ignore the gossip and negative problem, wear goggles, still thrive.If you find yourself in a toxic environments, you should always tell your manager or the owner.Ensure that when you show your concern, you don't play the blame game.Sit down and show your concern about the people drag on the whole team.Express your concern about the health of the whole team.You can leave at last.Unfortunately, some of the work environment is poisonous.Is not beyond repair, but you can't repair.This type of work environment requires management or the owner's positive help.If you expressed your concerns, but sometimes I don't have any change, the best move on.

External life
You must have a healthy work/life balance.Yes, sometimes you will be late for work.Yes, you are invited to a few days.If you work with salary, you may find work 50 to 60 hours a week.At home, loosen body and mind, stop online or using smart phone to check the work.As a management position, if you please be sure to set boundaries for your staff and company.Assume that not everyone is available 24/7, that's normal.If your job requires you to on-call, must be compensated.If needed, most states require pay hourly wages on time.If you have a salary and this is a requirement, please be sure to set boundaries and make sure the requirement is reasonable. 最重要的是，您必须抽出时间回家，远离工作和生活……并拥抱自己的宠物！

To stress technicians working in pressure working environment. This is a labor-intensive and career full of emotion.Technical staff constantly to help others.They help customers, pets, and their colleagues.Unfortunately, they often fail in help themselves.If you don't help yourself, you will not be able to survive in this career.

Burnout and compassion fatigue are two different things, may cause you can't survive in this industry.Burnout is a process of accumulation, in the process, slowly to a specific situation lack of empathy, this is due to the increase in pressure or work.People often feel angry and don't care about their work, just like she used to be.They look at the clock and know exactly how many minutes every shift.If they see a mess, they will go in the past, not stop to clean it, because they are just as tired and no longer care.Compassion fatigue is a traumatic event, such as pressure case or event) caused by the consequences of emotional stress.Experience compassion fatigue may have nightmares about a particular event, the more emotional or considering a specific event (if there are any triggered it).Maybe they hit by a car as a puppy has poured into the tragic events.After a week of trying to save the dog, it's dead.The technician can still show sympathy for other patients, but may be more input feelings, if they see the same breeds of dogs will cry, or for a period of time don't want to be hit by a car. 这两种综合症可以一起经历。

Identification is the first step.Realize that you need a holiday or rest for a few days is very important.Talk to your manager, colleagues, or professionals can also help.If you are engaged in this business long enough, you will most likely will have one or two cases.Everyone has a different coping mechanisms, find suits own mechanism is very important.

In addition to job burnout and compassion fatigue, simple nature of the work will also affect the individual.Take care of yourself at work and take care of yourself after work are equally important.Even if you work on shift for a long time and the clinic is very busy, you must stop to do the following things: eating, keep moisture, go to the bathroom and laugh.Don't do these things can lead to fatigue and pain.Do any one of these things don't need a long time, take a few minutes to do one thing that will make you more happy at work.A happy technicians, pet is equal to better take care of the customer and colleagues.Equally important is the way back home to live a good life.A good night's sleep, eat well, and strive to keep healthy, can make you perform better at work.

  2. Aimee, Carla Melanie Said:

    I always say: "do you like to do in life.Money will come sooner or later.Find the requirements and do you need to do to meet it."

    I work in this field for about 20 years.Boy!Over the years have changed!

    Aimee s. ASCP (PBT), RVN (PA), CSAMT, CCRP (pending)

  8. pink Said:

    I feel you in this article.Your concern and your sincerity.As a 16 years old mother, the career path will soon become a veterinary assistant, and hopes to continue into the veterinary technology, I am doing some due diligence.I am very grateful to you put these wise words and encouragement.Our daughter like cats, and do well on them.See her passion for animals, I helped her to determine their own advantages and she likes cooking and baking.I also noticed that burnout and compassion fatigue.Thanks for sharing.Take the scores.

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