SRGT 215 — Introduction to Pharmacology for Surgical Technology
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: BIOL 221 , BIOL 221L , SRGT 110 , SRGT 120 , SRGT 130 and SRGT 125L . Corequisites: SRGT 240 , SRGT 250 , and SRGT 260 . Typically Offered: FALL This course covers the basic knowledge of pharmacology that a surgical technologist needs for safe patient care. The course begins with anesthesia administration, including preoperative medication identification, patient monitoring, local and regional anesthesia, and general anesthesia techniques. The semester will continue with basic pharmacology including drug sources, classification, medication orders, drug distribution systems, drug forms and preparations, drug administration routes, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Medication regulation, development, and references are also covered. This information is followed by pharmacology math, including military time, identifying the various systems of dosage and measurement utilized in standard pharmacology, and converting equivalents from one system to another. The concepts related to the surgical technologists role in medication administration will also be examined including accurately and safely receiving, identifying, mixing, measuring, labeling, and passing medications for the surgeons use. Applied surgical pharmacology utilizing the classifications of drugs and the principles of drug use in the care of surgical patients, and emergency situations conclude the semester.
Prerequisites: BIOL 221, BIOL 221L, SRGT 110, SRGT 120, SRGT 130, SRGT 125L