VN 2231 — VETERINARY ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL NURSING
CLINICAL SKILLS Prerequisite: Completion of VN 2133 with a grade point of 2.0 or better, VN 2233 can be a prerequisite with a completed grade point of 2.0 or better or a corequisite. This course will follow or be taken in conjunction with VN 2233. Students will apply the topics they learned in VN 2233 Anesthesia and Surgical Nursing to hands-on training. This includes utilizing clinical signs and appropriate equipment to monitor patients during anesthetic procedures, proper sterilization te chniques, catheter and endotracheal placement, aseptic patient preparation as indicated by the procedure, aseptic surgical scrubbing techniques for surgery, surgical assisting, and basic surgical suite etiquette. In addition, the student will perform Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment (COHAT). Four laboratory hours per week. Credit: One semester hour