SURG 1410 - Surgical Technology and Patient Care I

Credit hours: 4

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.

Course Description:
An introduction to principles, techniques and issues in the operating room environment. Topics include surgical team practice, patient care concepts and practice with an emphasis on operating room furniture, instrumentation, equipment and supplies, establishment and maintenance of the sterile field, and skills necessary for preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative case management.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

Proper preparation and disinfection of the operating suite
Proper use of supplies, furniture, equipment and instrumentation
Asepsis and sterile technique
Hand hygiene and the surgical hand scrub
Gowning and gloving oneself and others
Surgical counts
Skin preparation and application of sterile drapes
Perioperative case management in the scrub and assistant circulator roles
Abdominal incisions, hemostasis and exposure
Wound closure, surgical dressings, and wound healing
Tissues replacement materials
Emergency patient situations