Course Description
10-512-125 INTRO TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY...Provides the foundational knowledge of the occupational environment. Principles of sterilization and disinfection are learned. Surgical instruments are introduced. Preoperative patient care concepts are simulated. Lab practice is included. (Prerequisites: 10-806-189, Basic Anatomy; 10-501-101, Medical Terminology; 10-512-143, ST: Infection Control; Co-requisite: 10-512-126, Surgical Tech Fundamentals 1)
What will I learn?
- Explore the surgical technologist scope of practice
- Examine hospital organization
- Examine hospital organization and management
- Outline the physical environment of the surgical suite within the healthcare facility
- Incorporate methods of infection control in the surgical environment
- Incorporate methods of infection control in the surgical environment
- Apply principles of disinfection
- Apply principles of sterile processing
- Apply principles of sterilization
- Measure vital signs
- Evaluate common sources of documentation utilized in the OR
- Summarize preoperative preparation of the surgical patient
- Summarize preoperative preparation of the surgical patient
- Demonstrate principles of safe patient transport/transfer
- Assist the surgical team members with basic patient positioning
- Classify basic surgical instrumentation
- Perform basic instrument identification
- Perform basic instrument identification
- Adhere to the principles of asepsis and sterile technique
- Adhere to the principles of sterile technique
- Open sterile supplies while maintaining aseptic technique
- Open sterile supplies
Class list
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Class Number: SURGTECH 10512125-1 - Intro to Surgical Technology