This course focuses on issues and special situations a student may face as a surgical technologist. Role transition from student to employee is incorporated. A mock certification exam is a capstone experience for this course. Admission to the Surgical Technology Program or by permission of the Surgical Technology Coordinator. The origin and structure of medical terms are studied.
Emphasis is on building a medical vocabulary.
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of pharmacology as applied in the surgical setting. Topics include weights and measures, dosages and solutions, common routes of administration, and drug classifications. Precautions and safe practices when handling drugs specific to the operating room are discussed. Concurrent enrollment in Seminar 1171. The student will gain further expertise in providing patient care in the surgical setting.