Subject code
SURG
Course Number
155
Credits
2
Course Title
Pharmacology for the Surgical Technology
Description
This is an orientation to surgical pharmacology and anesthesia and is designed to prepare the student to enter the surgical environment with knowledge necessary to categorize the classification of drugs, calculate drug dosages and identify the therapeutic use, routes of administration, indications, contraindications and adverse effects of pharmacologic agents used in the perioperative setting. This course is the foundation for the acquisition of program specific competencies as identified by the AST Core Curriculum.
Admission to Surgical Technology Program necessary to enroll in the course.
Admission to Surgical Technology Program necessary to enroll in the course.