Laura Harvey

Profile

Laura graduated from Unitec in 2007 with a Diploma of Veterinary Nursing. She has spent the past five years working in veterinary hospitals (including a 12 month stint in the UK), primarily in senior nursing and clinic management roles.

Laura has a keen interest in advancing the role of the veterinary nurse with the veterinary industry.

Publications

Rutherford, M., Harvey, LC., & Cameron, KE. (2025, November). Should I Stay or Should I go? Allied Veterinary Professional Retention in Aotearoa New Zealand [Poster presentation]. Environmental and Animal Sciences Research Symposium 2025, Auckland, New Zealand.

Cameron, KE., Johnson, R., & Harvey, L. (2024). Ornamental fish ownership in New Zealand: Attitudes toward veterinary care and welfare considerations. Perspectives of Animal Health and Welfare, 3(1), 18-35. https://doi.org/10.34074/piahw.003102

Scott, M., Harvey, L. C., & Cameron, K. E. (2023). Attitudes to preventative healthcare for cats and dogs in Aotearoa / New Zealand in 20–30-year-olds. Perspectives in Animal Health and Welfare, 2 (1), 3. https://doi.org/10.34074/piahw.002104

Harvey, LC., & Hunt, S. (2022, July). Staff perceptions of mental wellbeing support in New Zealand veterinary practices. [Paper presentation]. Shaping our Future. Veterinary Nursing and Animal Healthcare Educator's Symposium, Online.

Sadler, H., Harvey, L. C., & Prior, L. (2022). Identifying the prevalence and implications of bullying in the Aotearoa New Zealand veterinary nursing industry. Perspectives in Animal Health and Welfare, 1 (1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.34074/piahw.001102

Harvey, L. C. (2022). The ethics of breeding brachycephalic dogs. The New Zealand Veterinary Nurse, 28, 101. 10-14

Harvey, L C. (2021). Assessing body condition scores in dogs by veterinary nurses working in urban, rural & suburban settings in New Zealand [Master's thesis, University of Glasgow]

Harvey, LC., Cameron, K., & Fontaine, S. (2021, Nov). Body condition scoring in clinical practice in New Zealand [Poster presentation]. WSAVA Global Community Congress, Online.

Harvey, L. C., & Cameron, K. E. (2021, December). Veterinary practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. MIT-Unitec Research Symposium, Online.

Beetham, L., Cameron, K. E., & Harvey, L. C. (2021). Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout during a pandemic. The Veterinary Nurse, 12 (9), 426-443. 10.12968/vetn.2021.12.9.436

Harvey, LC., & Fontaine, SJ. (2021). Assessing body condition scores assigned to images of dogs by veterinary nurses working in urban, rural and suburban settings in New Zealand. The Veterinary Nurse, 12(2), 92-99. 10.12968/vetn.2021.12.2.92

Harvey, L. C. (2021). Is mental health education for veterinary nursing students associated with a lower incidence of mental health challenges post-graduation?. The New Zealand Veterinary Nurse, 27 (100), 20-21.

Harvey, L. C. (2021). Reflective practice for veterinary nurses – what is it and why is it important?. The New Zealand Veterinary Nurse, Vol 27, No 99, 7.

Millar, D., Harvey, L., & Kemp, C. (2020, December). Investigating Compassion Fatigue within Conservation Scientists [Paper presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Gates, M.C., Zito, S., Harvey, L.C., Dale, A., & Walker, J.K. (2020, June). Do Labradors really deserve their ‘eat anything’ reputation? Does ‘middle-age spread’ affect our pets. Assessing obesity in our canine companions. [Poster presentation]. 36th World Veterinary Association Congress 26 April - 16 May 2020, Online.

Harvey, LC., & Fontaine, S. (2020, October). Consistency of body condition scoring of veterinary nurses in different geographical settings. [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Sadler, H., Prior, L., & Harvey, LC. (2020, October). Identifying the prevalence of bullying in the New Zealand veterinary nursing industry. [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Cameron, KE., Harvey, LC., Roberts, LG., & Blanchon, DJ. (2020, October). Measuring staff and student experiences of teaching and learning during lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Hamlin, O., Harvey, LC., & Cameron, KE. (2020, October). Owner perceptions on vaccination of companion felines [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Harvey, LC., & Cameron, KE. (2020). Stress and compassion fatigue in veterinary nurses in New Zealand. The Veterinary Nurse, 11 (1), 42-46. 10.12968/vetn.2020.11.1.42

Harvey, LC., & Cameron, K. (2019). Comparison of expectations between veterinarians and veterinary nurses in tasks and responsibilities in clinical practice. The Veterinary Nurse (Vol. 10 (6)).

Harvey, L.C., Gear, R., Prior, L., Cameron, K., & Naden, K. (2019). Investigating the presence of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in the Kingdom of Tonga. New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association annual conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Naden, K., Harvey, L.C., Prior, L., Gear, R., & Cameron, K. (2019). Identifying the presence of Leptospira spp. in dogs of Tonga. New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Gates, M. C., Zito, S., Harvey, L. C., Dale, A., & Walker, J. K. (2019). Assessing obesity in adult dogs and cats presenting for routine vaccination appointments in the North Island of New Zealand using electronic medical records data. New Zealand Veterinary Journal (Vol. 67 (3)).

Prior, L., Harvey, L., Gear, R., Cameron, K., & Naden, K. (2019). Understanding the demography of animals presenting to a volunteer veterinary clinic in Tonga. New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association Annual Conference, Auckland.

Harvey, L. C., & Cameron, K. (2018). What students learn outside the classroom; An authentic learning experience in Tonga. VNCA Conference 2018, Adelaide, Australia.

Harvey, L. C., & Cameron, K. E. (2018). Comparison of expectations between veterinarians and veterinary nurses in tasks and responsibilities in clinical practice. VNCA Conference 2018, Adelaide, Australia.

Naden, K., Cameron, K., & Harvey, L. (2018). Understanding the engagement of New Zealand Veterinary Nurses with Continuing Professional Development. VNCA Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Harvey, L. C., Ladyman, R., & Cameron, K. (2017). It looks like a classroom to us. Veterinary Nursing is the pacific. New Zealand National Tertiary Learning and Teaching Conference, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4208

Harvey, L C., Ladyman, R., & Dale, A. (2017). Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Veterinary Nurses in New Zealand. New Zealand Companion Animal Council forum, SPCA Auckland, New Zealand.

Harvey, L. C., & Ladyman, R. (2015). Zoological Society of Auckland Seminal Series: Veterinary Care, Tongan Style - Take 2. Zoological Society of Auckland, Auckland Zoological Park, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3516

Harvey, L. C., Ladyman, R., & Dale, A. (2015). What we do, what we should do, and what we want to do; Veterinary Nurses in New Zealand. BVNA Congress 2015, Telford, UK.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3537

Dale, A. R., Salinsky, J., Ladyman, R., Harvey, L.C., Jolly, S., Leong, J., Farrow, A., Trippett, V., Murphy, D., & Walker, J. K. (2015). The comparative welfare status of owned, managed stray and unmanaged strays cats. G2Z (Getting to Zero) National Summit, Queensland.

Harvey, L C., Ladyman, R., & Dale, A. (2015). What we do, what we should do, and what we want to do; Veterinary Nurses in New Zealand. BVNA Congress 2015, Telford, UK.

Harvey, L.C., Ladyman, R., & Dale, A. (2015). Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Veterinary Nurses in New Zealand. British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress, Telford, United Kingdom.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3313

Harvey, L.C., Ladyman, R., & Dale, A. (2015). Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Veterinary Nurses in New Zealand. British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress, Telford, United Kingdom.

Harvey, L.C., Gussey, A., and Ladyman, R. (2014). Zoological Society of Auckland Seminal Series May 2014. Veterinary Care, Tongan Style. Zoological Society of Auckland.

Harvey, L.C., Ladyman, R., and Farnworth, M. (2014). International differences in the journey toward compulsory veterinary nurse registration. The Veterinary Nurse (Vol. 5(9)).

Harvey, L.C., Ladyman, R., and Gussey, A. (2014). Veterinary Nursing students support charity veterinary clinic in Tonga. The New Zealand Veterinary Nurse (Vol. March).
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3989

Ladyman, R., Harvey, L., and Gussey, A. (2014). Veterinary nursing students help out in Tonga. VetScript (Vol. April).
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3128