VETC225 Veterinary Surgical Nursing and Anesthesia
This course is designed for students to develop technical competence in surgical procedures, surgical assisting, anesthesia, and radiology. The principles learned in previous courses will be applied in a veterinary setting using live animal patients. Record keeping and safety issues will be discussed. The general principles of surgical assisting including aseptic technique, operating room protocol, surgical instrumentation, surgical preparation, and sterile techniques will be discussed and practiced. Pre, intra- and post-operative anesthetic nursing and pain assessment and management will be learned; students will perform anesthesia on small animals and will perform prophylactic dental procedures. This course will also include the use of digital dental radiography, development of diagnostic radiographs, patient positioning, and evaluation of radiographic quality. Restricted to Veterinary Technician students; show proof of vaccination: rabies and tetanus and proof of health insurance.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: VETC218 and VETC220, both with C or better; Co-requisite: VETC223
Lecture/Lab Ratio
2:4:0