This online course is designed to introduce the scientific principles of pharmacology. This course defines the rationale for use of specific drugs, their effects and major side effects on the surgical patient, how they may alter or influence surgical intervention and the role the surgical technologist plays in handling and labeling medications as defined by the AST Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 7th edition.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ST1124 Surgical Procedures I, ST1015 Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology, and ST1013 Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology Lab.