— Surgical Procedures I

Catalog description

Presents the role of the surgical technologist in the intra-operative setting, patient positioning, patient skin preparation, patient draping, preoperative patient care techniques to include chart review, vital signs, and intra-operative surgical case management. This course emphasizes specimen care, abdominal incisions, hemostasis, exposure, catheters and drains, wound closure, surgical dressings, wound healing, tissue replacement materials, and emergency patient situations. During laboratory exercise, students will be continuing their role of ST in the operating room. Lab competencies will be assessed in urinary catheterization, vital signs, patient positioning, patient skin preparation, patient draping, surgical case set up for General Ortho, OB/Gyn, ENT, Neuro, GU, open, laparoscopic, robotic, and MIS procedures. Offered: Spring Prerequisites: SRG 1000 Corequisites: SRG 1200 .