Vet tech to RN?

I am starting NS in sept and have been stalking all nurses since I started my pre-recs. I worked as a vet tech for 10 years and have seen mention on a couple of threads of experiences people had as vet techs. I was just wondering how common this change is? How many other former vet techs are on here?
I was an OTJ trained vet assistant for about 4 years before nursing school and it definitely made me feel a lot more prepared. I do miss working with animals a lot. Since so much of your assessment is done on non-verbal patients it will cause you to be a lot more clued in to your human patients and their non-verbal cues, especially pain. On the first day of nursing school, my fundamentals teacher said that the doctors and nurses who were the best at picking up on this stuff were those who worked with babies, kids, and animals You'll rock the parasitology exam in Pharmacology too

Myself and two nursing school classmates went to vet tech school together. It helped a little, but being a nurse is a whole different ball game, IMO.

A co-worker (Susie) was a vet tech. Currently works as a CNA in our out patient surgery clinic. When we (RN's) have a question about drugs, procedures, etc., we jokingly but seriously say, "ask Susie, she will know." She is IV certified and is our go to person for hard sticks. We all scratch our heads about why she is "just" a CNA. (Nothing against CNA's.) Our manager has asked, told her, several times, "You need to go to nursing (or medical) school."

Quote from LennonninjaI was an OTJ trained vet assistant for about 4 years before nursing school and it definitely made me feel a lot more prepared. I do miss working with animals a lot. Since so much of your assessment is done on non-verbal patients it will cause you to be a lot more clued in to your human patients and their non-verbal cues, especially pain. On the first day of nursing school, my fundamentals teacher said that the doctors and nurses who were the best at picking up on this stuff were those who worked with babies, kids, and animals You'll rock the parasitology exam in Pharmacology too

Quote from brownbookA co-worker (Susie) was a vet tech. Currently works as a CNA in our out patient surgery clinic. When we (RN's) have a question about drugs, procedures, etc., we jokingly but seriously say, "ask Susie, she will know."She is IV certified and is our go to person for hard sticks.We all scratch our heads about why she is "just" a CNA. (Nothing against CNA's.) Our manager has asked, told her, several times, "You need to go to nursing (or medical) school."