SURG 1300 - Surgical Clinical 2

Credit Hours: 8.00

Objectives:

1. Apply 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.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, each student will be able to apply safe patient care.

Objectives:

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

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

Objectives:

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

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

Objectives:

1. Place supplies in OR.
2. Open sterile supplies.
3. Scrub, gown, and glove.
4. Perform set up of the sterile field.
5. Monitor the sterile field.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, each student will be able to prepare the OR for trhe 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. Outline 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, each student will be able to anticipate the surgeon’s needs before, during, and after surgery.

Objectives:

1. Verify surgeon’s preference card.
2. Confirm 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. Evaluate 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. Analyze OR records, documentation, and other forms.
2. Explain the purpose of good documentation.

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

Objectives:

1. Outline criteria used to select items to provide tissue exposure.
2. Evaluate use of sutures and needles for procedures.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
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