Surgical Technology IV

Catalog description

This course will provide the Surgical Technology student with a continuing introduction to the following surgical services: General, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Cardiovascular, Peripheral Vascular, Thoracic, Oral, ENT, Opthamalogic Maxillofacial, Orthopedics, Plastic/Reconstructive, and Neurosurgery. Students will be exposed to lecture, discussion, seminar, and recitation educational experiences all in support of direct patient care laboratory, practicum, and clinical applications in a hospital-based surgery units. The role and responsibilities of the Surgical Technologist as the "scrub" and assisting "circulator" member of the surgical team will focus on maintaining the integrity, safety, and efficiency of the sterile and non-sterile areas throughout various surgical procedures. Investigation of instrumentation, sutures, needles, dressings, packing, and drainage tube systems specific to surgical services will continue, with an additional focus on selected auto-stapling devices and the use of endoscopic instrumentation. Investigation of instrumentation, sutures, needles, dressings, packings, and drainage tubes/systems will continue with a focus on endoscopy use, chest tubes, cardiopulmonary bypass, vascular autografts and allografts, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and vascular shunts. Additional investigation into special patient populations to include geriatric and the terminal ill and transplant patient care needs will be presented. Students will be exposed to lecture, discussion, seminar, and recitation educational experiences all in support of direct patient care laboratory, practicum, and clinical applications in a variety of hospital-based and ambulatory surgery units.