Staying Positive in a Stressful Environment

The veterinary profession is facing difficult challenges all of which have been compounded in the last year. 24 hour wait times in veterinary emergency hospitals, stressed and angry clients and severe staffing shortages have only added to the stress veterinary technicians were already carrying. Mental resiliency and a positive outlook are not only helpful, but they are also necessary! This lecture will talk through some practical ideas for helping you and your team remain positive.

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Examine common reasons for burnout among veterinary technicians

  • Describe mental resiliency and factors contributing to resilience in veterinary hospitals

  • Identify a simple approach to change patterns of thinking to allow for more positivity at work

Course curriculum

    1. Staying Positive in a Stressful Environment

    2. Quiz: Staying Positive in a Stressful Environment (Required for RACE CE)

About this course

  • Free
  • 2 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Instructor

BS, RVT, VTS (ECC) Megan Brashear

Megan Brashear, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC) graduated in 2000 with a BS in in Veterinary Technology and obtained her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Emergency/Critical Care in 2004. She has enjoyed working in emergency and critical care since 2000 and is the Small Animal Veterinary Nursing Manager at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital in West Lafayette, Indiana. Here, Megan truly enjoys the opportunity to work with technician supervisors as well as teach and train technicians and students on the hospital floor. She loves the opportunity to travel and lecture sharing her knowledge with veterinary technicians and nurses around the world.