SUR 214 — Surgical Pharmacology
Prerequisite: Admission to the Surgical Technology AAS Degree This course is designed to enhance pharmacology information the student has al- ready covered in prior coursework. It will further prepare the surgical technologist to safely handle those medications required for surgical cases. The emphasis is on review- ing drug sources, forms, actions and effects, routes of administration, classifications, and names; a more in-depth review of math, units of measures and conversions, drug handling techniques, and commonly used medications in the operating room. Meth- ods and techniques of anesthetic administration are also included.