Aug 17, 2026 · 58 min · 15 segments
In this episode of Vet Nurse Skills, Amelia sits down with Sam Thompson — former referral nurse turned Medical Quality Manager, RCVS Practice Standards Scheme assessor, and founder of Pet Med CPR…
Sam ThompsonGuest
Amelia SherwoodHost
So tell us, before we go into a bit more on the CPR, because we've touched on that, tell us how that coaching and mentoring came about.

I mean, I have to say, that's probably the longest it's ever taken me to complete anything in my life.

Um, which I then, like, ended up basically s- tr- stepping away from my role quite a lot.

Anyway, um, I think it took me about four years or something ridiculous in the end, and I actually ended up doing it in about two weeks.

I'm finishing it by next Friday." And my husband was like, "Have you literally just written, like, 12,000 words?" I was like, "Yep, done it.

So tell us, before we go into a bit more on the CPR, because we've touched on that, tell us how that coaching and mentoring came about.

I mean, I have to say, that's probably the longest it's ever taken me to complete anything in my life.

Um, which I then, like, ended up basically s- tr- stepping away from my role quite a lot.

Anyway, um, I think it took me about four years or something ridiculous in the end, and I actually ended up doing it in about two weeks.

I'm finishing it by next Friday." And my husband was like, "Have you literally just written, like, 12,000 words?" I was like, "Yep, done it.
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