Samantha J Fontaine

Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Cross-sectional study of perceptions of competence and confidence in feline handling

The main aim of this research is to investigate the relation-ship that competence has to confidence and determine what factors in the registered veterinary nurse experience enable or disable competent...

The role of reflective practice in professional development

The science of veterinary medicine is constantly evolving with an ever-growing body of knowledge and a rapid rate of technological change. In addition, there are regulatory and societal expectations...

Becoming a reflective practitioner

The concept of reflection has been around for a very long time, being described by the philosopher Aristotle as far back as the 300s BC (Kraut, 2012). The contemporary discussion about reflection and...