VET 325 - Med/Surg Nursing

Institution:

Harcum College

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Description:

This is a one-week course in which students learn diagnostic procedures and participate in nursing techniques as they apply to hospitalized medicine and surgery for large-animal patients. Students learn medication and correct routes of administration, patient monitoring and fluid administration. Students are exposed to fundamentals of infectious disease control. This exposure helps them in future workplaces to deal appropriately with contagious and zoonotic diseases and nosocomial infections. Students have a great deal of interaction with fourth-year veterinary students and have access to veterinary student teaching opportunities. Prerequisites: completion of all required coursework, a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all Veterinary Technology coursework

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Practicum

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Institution Website:

www.harcum.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 525-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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