39 | How to feel confident looking at blood smears as a vet nurse

How often do you look at blood smears in practice - and how confident do you feel looking at what you see? Blood smears are an excellent skill for us to learn as nurses - there's no reason we can't look at these, identify normal and abnormal cells, and perform cell counts!  It's not 'just a vet's job', and the only way to feel more confident knowing what you're looking at is to look at more and more smears and get comfortable with what's normal and what isn't. But before we start looking at smears, we need to know what cells we're looking at and refresh ourselves on what they do - exactly what we're covering in this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast. --- 📣 JOIN THE ACADEMY 2.0 WAITLIST: https://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/academy --- 📣 JOIN THE PODCAST BROADCAST CHANNEL:: https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbwxtAwUZNwvD-d/  --- 📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast  --- 🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com --- 📲 Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing  --- 🎶 Get Free by Hotham https://soundcloud.com/hothammusic  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 🎨 Cover art: @amyfarmerdigitalartist --- This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and the content within it is provided for information only. All conditions must be diagnosed by a veterinary surgeon, and veterinary nurses and technicians must always ensure they are working within local legislation and regulating body guidelines. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.