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Question 1

how many times can you retake the VTNE?

Answer 1

up to 5 times

Question 2

how often do you need to renew your license?

Answer 2

every 2 years
renew by January 31st of every odd year
$50 every renewal period

Question 3

how many hours of CE are needed to renew?

Answer 3

15 hours of RACE approved CE

Question 4

RACE

Answer 4

registry of approved continuing education

Question 5

VTS

Answer 5

vet tech specialty

Question 6

how many approved specialties are available?

Answer 6

16

Question 7

NAVTA

Answer 7

national association of veterinary technicians in America
oversees VTS

Question 8

what is required for a VTS?

Answer 8

case studies, skill checklists, letters of recommendation, examination

Question 9

according to NAVTA’s survey over _____ of vet techs leave the field within ____ years of graduation

Answer 9

half, 5

Question 10

what percentage of vet techs are satisfied with their career?

Answer 10

51%

Question 11

what percentage of vet professionals reported feeling burnout?

Answer 11

50.2%

Question 12

compassion fatigue

Answer 12

emotional and physical burden created by the trauma of helping others in distress which leads to reduced capacity for empathy toward suffering in the future

Question 13

causes of compassion fatigue

Answer 13

prolonged exposure to sick patients, prolonged exposure to euthanasia/patient death, delivering bad news to clients, dealing with animal cruelty, seeing clients struggle financially, not being able to verbalize with patients and taking on their pain

Question 14

signs of compassion fatigue

Answer 14

bottled-up emotions, sadness/apathy, anger, irritability/impatience, difficulty concentrating, feeling overwhelmed or checked out, lack of self-care, isolation or physical ailments

Question 15

burnout

Answer 15

prolonged, negative response to chronic stress at work

Question 16

causes of burnout

Answer 16

long hours, low pay, difficult clients/interactions, compassion fatigue, large case load, feeling underutilized

Question 17

signs of burnout

Answer 17

physical and mental exhaustion, negative/cynical responses to clients and patients, decrease in workplace productivity

Question 18

how are burnout and compassion fatigue different?

Answer 18

burnout is caused by where you work, compassion fatigue is caused by the type of work you do

Question 19

self care

Answer 19

practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s health

Question 20

what are the 3 healths that self care helps with?

Answer 20

mental, emotional, physical health