Exercise 3
Preparation Of The Patient And The Surgeon 2
Introduction
Welcome to Surgery Exercise 3.
This exercise will take the form of you demonstrating to staff of the Surgery Section yuor knowledge and skills in preaparing yuorself and your patient for surgery as well as your suture technique.
Although animals are not used in this class, each and every student must demonstrate the correct 'asceptic procedures'. Each student will be expected to show competency in the techniques demonstrated in Exercise 1.
Success in this will contribute to your skills aquisition check-list which has to be completed as part of this course.
All skills learned in this class will be used in exercise 4, further practical classes in 3rd year of the course and during your clinical rotations prior to entering veterinary practice. Failure to maintain asceptic technique, particularly in clinical rotations will not be tolerated, and the student may be directed to review this part of the course.
Part 1
This exercise is designed to allow you to demonstrate to staff of the Surgery Section the standard techniques used at the University of Melbourne, Veterinary Clinic and Hospital for preparing the surgeon and patient for surgery.
The student will be expected to have adequate knowledge of proper surgical attire, correct methods of gowning and gloving, patient 'skin' preparation, patient draping, and instrument table set-up.
Part 2
This part of the exercise will allow you demonstrate your knowledge of the standard surgical instruments used in most surgical kits with particular emphasis placed on correct instrument handling and use.
You will also be expected to demonstrate correct technique for tying a square knot.
Some basic suture and knot tying techniques (suture patterns) will be demonstrated to you. You will then be given the opportunity to practice these techniques using suture models.
Exercise Tasks
- Review the relevant units demonstrated in this execise.
- Practice your instrument (square knot) suture ties as demonstrated during Exercise 1.
- Complete Exercise 1 exit quiz in the Virtual Veterinary Surgery program.
Exercise 3 Exit Quiz
How to complete the Exit Quiz associated with this exercise.
Answer
each of the questions in the quiz and then submit your answers by
clicking on the “submit” button at the end of the quiz.
You will then receive a response to your answers (ie. Correct or
Incorrect). If you have answered a question incorrectly, you will be
invited to re-consider your answer. Use the information provided to
you in the exercise tasks to assist you in providing the correct answer.
On completion of your revised answers you may then re-submit the answers
by clicking on the “submit” button.
Correct answers will be accompanied by a supporting statement for
your answer.
Completion of the exit quiz and tasks set for each exercise will provide you with an opportunity to develop your clinical competencies in basic surgical practice and contribute to the completion of your “skills acquisition checklist”.
