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SURG 1200 - Surgical Clinical 1

Credit Hours: 8.00

Prerequisites: Admission into the Surgical Technology Program; ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210; BIOL 2400 or BIOL 2730; BIOL 2710, HHSC 1700, SURG 1050, SURG 1060, and SURG 1070 all with grade C or better, or grade Pass (if the course is a Pass/Fail course); and proof of current AHA/BLS certification

Corequisites: SURG 1055, SURG 1250, and SURG 1265

In this supervised lab and clinical course, students will learn, practice, and perform essential skills required in the surgical setting. Students will demonstrate preoperative operating room preparation, scrubbing, gowning, gloving, set-up of the sterile field, and they will perform the functions of the surgical technologist in the sterile field using aseptic technique in the laboratory setting. Students perform in the role of the scrub and circulator on various surgical procedures. Upon successful completion of pre-clinical competencies, students are assigned in the hospital setting three days a week to gain clinical experience and acquire course competencies. Students are responsible for their own health insurance and transportation. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.

Location: Off-site, by arrangement

When Offered: Fall semester only

Contact Hours: 24 per week for 16 weeks
Billable Contact Hours: 11
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to participate as a member of the surgical team.

Objectives:

  1. Develop essential skills required of a surgical technologist.
  2. Perform the duties of the student scrub surgical technologist.
  3. Demonstrate professional obligations to the patient and surgical team members.
  4. Perform the duties of the assistant circulator.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to practice safe patient care.

Objectives:

  1. Display key elements of a surgical conscience.
  2. Articulate OR policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
  3. Apply safety measures.
  4. Perform surgical TIME OUT.
  5. Perform surgical counts.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to practice safety techniques in protecting self and other team members.

Objectives:

  1. Explain when to seek help.
  2. Accept responsibility for personal actions.
  3. Apply proper techniques in handling sharps.
  4. Evaluate accountability for ones actions and to others.
  5. Model proper ways to pass various specialty instruments to the surgeon.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to maintain aseptic technique.

Objectives:

  1. Place supplies in OR
  2. Open sterile supplies.
  3. Demonstrate hand wash, scrub, gowning and gloving.
  4. Perform set up of the sterile field.
  5. Monitor the sterile field.

Outcome 5:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to prepare the OR for the needs of various surgical procedures.

Objectives:

  1. Assemble or check case cart
  2. Gather items for the procedure.
  3. Place supplies in OR
  4. Open sterile supplies.
  5. Desribe how various supplies and equipment are used during the surgical procedure.
  6. Discuss testing, placement and types and preparation of special equipment.
  7. Perform set up of the sterile field.
  8. Maintain aseptic technique.

Outcome 6:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to anticipate the surgeon’s needs before, during, and after surgery.

Objectives:

  1. Check surgeon’s preference card.
  2. Verify supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.

Outcome 7:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create a surgeon’s preference card.

Objectives:

  1. Maintain log cards of surgical procedures performed.
  2. Describe the key elements of a surgeon’s preference card.

Outcome 8:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to conform to OR standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Objectives:

  1. Interpret OR records, documentation and other forms.
  2. State the purpose of good documentation.

Outcome 9:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to outline the principles of tissue exposure and wound management.

Objectives:

  1. Identify criteria used to select items to provide tissue exposure.
  2. Describe use of sutures and needles for procedures.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  • 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Complete course contents distributed in instructor’s first day handouts.
Clinical content (based on outcomes & objectives) varies with each individual site.
Specification of Clinical Case Requirements included in instructor’s first day lesson plan handout.
Primary Faculty
Ness, Elizabeth
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Shaw, Andrea
Dean
Mirijanian, Narine

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088


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