SURG 1410 - Surgical Technology and Patient Care I

4 sem hrs cr

(2 lecture hours, 6 lab hours)

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. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UN

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.