VTAH 227 - Veterinary Surgical and Nursing Procedures Lab

    Recent Professors
    Biljana Jovanovic, Leah Marie Shufelt
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    6–8 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    VTAH 145 with a Grade of "C" or better, or equivalent
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of VTAH 227
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This surgical nursing and anesthesia laboratory course provides students with the opportunity to practice the principles and procedures of surgical nursing and anesthesia. Topics include surgical asepsis, instrument sterilization, patient monitoring, surgical and medical nursing, dental prophylaxis, emergency first aid, bandages, splints, casts, catheters, suturing patterns, collection and analysis of clinical pathology samples, blood transfusion therapy and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Students calculate anesthetic doses, fluid drip rates, and post-operative medication doses and practice safe operation and proper maintenance of anesthetic machines, anesthetic-surgical monitoring equipment, crash carts, and laboratory equipment commonly used in the veterinary field. This course is for students enrolled in the Veterinary Technology Program.
    Usually Held
    Thu 12:00pm–3:05pm, Thu 8:00am–11:05am, Thu 8:30am–11:35am, Tue 8:30am–11:45am