SURG 111 - Fundamentals of Surgical Techn

1. Identify the roles of a surgical student and graduate in caring for a diverse patient population.
2. Describe the physical environment of the surgical suite.
3. Identify services and departments within the hospital and how they interrelate.
4. Identify concepts of environmental safety procedures, including universal/standard precautions and all hazards preparation.
5. Identify concepts of ethical, legal, and moral aspects of health care services as related to surgical services including legal doctrines, standards of conduct, documentation, sentinel events, and risk management. 
6. Identify sterilization methods and procedures.
7. Identify the basic surgical positions, equipment required for each position and cite safety factors for each.
8. Identify the principles of aseptic technique, including the role of surgical attire and drapes.
9. Identify and describe the use of surgical instrumentation, supplies, and equipment.
10. Identify concepts of wound healing and wound closure techniques.
11. Identify and describe concepts of professional management.
12. Identify concepts of microbiology, including infection control, microscopes, microorganisms, immune response, and infectious process

• Asepsis and sterile technique
• Patient transportation
• Biopsychosocial needs of the patient
• Physical environment
• Catheters and drains
• Positioning
• Computer fundamentals to information technology
• Preparation of the sterile field
• Consent
• Reprocessing
• Counts
• Safety
• Decontamination/disinfection
• Scope of practice
• Draping
• Skin preparation
• Electricity
• Sterile storage and distribution
• Equipment and instrumentation
• Surgical dressings
• Hemostasis
• Surgical hand antisepsis, gowning & gloving
• Hospital organization and management
• Surgical wound classification
• Operating room attire
• Tissue approximation
• Wound healing
• Medical Law and Ethics
• Microbiology 

 
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GRADING SCALE:

Scores from the quizzes, tests, and final must average a minimum of a D or higher to successfully complete this class.

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