Veterinary Surgical Nursing

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This course focuses on the Veterinary Technician’ role in surgery. Topics include, but are not limited to: instruments, surgical support equipment, aseptic technique and proficiency in the proper preparation of the operating room. Skills such as intravenous catheter placement, proper endotracheal intubation, patient and surgical site preparation, and surgical pack preparation will be covered in this course as well as VETT 412 Lab. Prerequisites: Current enrollment in the third year of the professional Veterinary Biomedical Technology program. Corequisites: VETT 410 , VETT 411 , VETT 412 .