VMT-130L : Small Animal Clinical Procedures and Surgical Nursing Lab

Credits 1.0
Academic Level
Undergraduate

This course provides information on clinical procedures and standard surgical procedures for technicians. The following areas of clinical procedures are included in this course: Medical and nursing care of small animals, medication administration, bandaging, intravenous catheterization, cystocentesis, sample collection, patient care and assessment. The following areas of surgical technicians are included in this course: medical records and logs, patient prep, scrubbing of patient and personnel, assisting in a sterile setting, understanding common surgical procedures, and post-operative procedures. Students will perform surgical scrub, learn how to gown and glove, perform basic suture patterns, and identify surgical instruments. This course focuses on clinical procedures and standard surgical procedures for veterinary technicians. Prerequisites: VMT 115L, VMT 120L. Corequisite: VMT 130 (3hrs)