Fourth Interview Questions

• 1.     How can a veterinarian, like yourself, provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?
• 2.     What do you believe a veterinarian’s attitude should be during a serious procedure?
• 3.     What do you believe a veterinarian’s attitude should be every day that he/she comes into work?
• 4.     How can nurses/co workers help a veterinarian provide comfort to a pet?
• 5.     What do you believe is a veterinarian’s responsibility to a pet?
• 6.     What do you believe is a nurse’s responsibility to a pet and to his/her boss, which in this case would be a veterinarian?
• 7.     What did veterinary school teach you, regarding to animal welfare and attitude, that you use to this day?
• 8.     What is one memorable experience that you have had when you first began your profession as a veterinarian?
• 9.     Did that memorable experience influence who you are today, regarding to your attitude that you have everyday you come to work?
• 10.  What types of animal restraint do you believe should be used towards every animal?
• 11.  What kind of animals have you seen that needed different types of restraint? (Different species)
• 12.  What type of environment do you believe a veterinarian should provide during a serious procedure?
• 13.  What type of environment do you believe a veterinarian should provide during a visit with a client?
• 14.  What has veterinary school taught you about animal restraint?
• 15.  What has veterinary school taught you about the environment of an animal hospital?
• 16.  Has there been an instance where you broke down in front of a patient? (emotionally)
• 17.  What is one thing that you believe every incoming veterinarian should know?
• 18.  Do you use animal restraint at your animal hospital? If so, what type? If not, why?
• 19.  What do you believe should be in a veterinarian’s mind during a serious procedure?
• 20.  What is your opinion on animal welfare?

March Post: Inside the Hospital

I actually got a chance to take pictures inside the Loma Linda animal hospital! Here are some pictures from a day that I was at my mentorship.

A dog in the isolation room at my mentorship that I gave shots and IV fluids to.

A cat that was also in the isolation room.

The room where surgeries are performed by my mentor, Dr. Sigdestad.

Blog 17: Third Answer

1. How can a veterinarian best provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?

2. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is through their attitude at the animal hospital(how they treat animals).

3. 3 details to support the answer
    - The attitude of a veterinarian is important when they treat animals, whether a serious procedure or a vet visit. 
    - It is a quality of a veterinarian that people judge them by. (animal welfare)
    - The attitude of a veterinarian influences how an animal will react during a serious procedure or a vet visit.

4. Research sources
    - Squire, Alison Smith. "Why I'm Ashamed to Be a Vet: A Shocking Exposé of the Profession That Puts Pets through 'painful and Unnecessary Treatments to Fleece Their Trusting Owners'" Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Web. 22 Aug. 2014.
    - Yin, Sophia, Dr. "Compassionate Vet Care: Handling Pets in a Pet Friendly Manner." Dr. Sophia Yin. 2 June 2011. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
    - Kay, Nancy. "How to Trust an ER Vet You Just Met." Speakingforspotcom. 20 Nov. 2010. Web. 08 Oct. 2014.
     - Zimlich, Rachel. "A New Attitude." Dvm360.com. N.p., 1 Apr. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
     - Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.

5. My third answer is helping me better understand by EQ because I do believe an attitude of a veterinarian is really important when they are dealing with normal, nervous and aggressive animals. It also helps me find more research for my project.