VET 321 - Operating Room

Institution:

Harcum College

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Description:

This is a one-week course in which students participate and gain skills in aseptic techniques while preparing patients for surgery. Students learn routine and emergency surgical procedures, instrumentation and its uses, proper patient positioning and suture material. Students also learn and develop skills in the proper handling, packaging and sterilization of instrumentation prior to use in a sterile operating room environment. Some on-call shifts are required for this rotation. 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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