SURG 1055 - Introduction to Surgical Patient Care Techniques

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Describe the physical preparation that the surgical patient may receive before the surgical procedure.
2. Identify methods of patient transport.
3. Discuss principles of transporting a patient.
4. Discuss principles of transferring a patient.
5. Identify equipment utilized for transferring the surgical patient.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply proper techniques in patient positioning for various types of surgical procedures.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate principles of transportation and transfer of the surgical patient.
2. Explain factors to be taken into consideration when the patient position is selected.
3. Identify sections of the OR table.
4. Explain functions of the OR table.
5. Describe surgical positions.
6. Describe various types of accessory devices.
7. Apply principles of surgical positioning.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform a urinary catheterization.

Objectives:

1. List supplies required to perform urinary catheterization.
2. Explain steps for performing urinary catheterization.
3. Discuss principles of monitoring urine output.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able compare and contrast different types of skin preparations.

Objectives:

1. Explain factors to be taken under consideration to perform the patient skin prep.
2. Describe various types of skin prep supplies.
3. Compare different skin prep solutions.
4. Describe steps for completing surgical patient skin preparation.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to outline various incisions used to provide optimum exposure during the surgical procedure.

Objectives:

1. Explain basic surgical incisions.
2. Distinguish among various types of incisions.
3. Identify criteria used to select the surgical incision based upon proper planning.
4. Identify anatomy (tissue layers) as related to each type of incision.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to utilize various specialty equipment in the operating room.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate proper care, handling techniques, and safety precautions of special equipment utilized in OR practice.
2. Describe the application of thermoregulatory devices.
3. Describe basic components of a computer system.
4. Evaluate basic electronic medical records (EMR) systems used.
5. Evaluate safe practices for implementing information technology.
6. Describe best practices in securing protected health information.
7. Describe principles of electric flow.
8. Describe various components of the electrosurgical unit (ESU).
9. Describe the biophysics of lasers.
10. Discuss advantages of using lasers.
11. Describe types of lasers.
12. Describe specific applications of each type of laser.

Outcome 7: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to integrate the results of diagnostic studies in relationship to patient diagnosis.

Objectives:

1. Discuss laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures used to establish patient diagnosis.
2. Determine how diagnostic studies impact surgical intervention.
3. Identify the significance and various methods of specimen collection in determining proper diagnosis and treatment of patients.
4. Relate pathophysiology to surgical interventions.
5. Examine hemodynamic disorders, inflammation, and infection.
6. Describe imaging modalities.
7. Evaluate the role of the surgical technologist in interventional radiology (IR)/

Outcome 8: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the mechanisms of wound healing.

Objectives:

1. Define the 4 classifications of wounds.
2. Describe characteristics of inflammation.
3. Identify phases of wound healing.
4. Identify factors influencing wound healing.
5. Define terminology related to wound healing.
6. Describe various types of wounds.
7. Analyze mechanisms of wound healing.
8. Describe complications that interrupt normal wound healing.

Outcome 9: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe various wound closure techniques.

Objectives:

1. Define terminology related to sutures.
2. Discuss requirements of suture packaging.
3. List desired characteristics of suture materials.
4. Describe factors that must be considered when choosisng suture material.
5. Explain characteristics used to classify suture material.
6. Analyze characeristics of each type of suture material.
7. Describe characteristics and different types of suture needles.
8. Define types of wound closure.
9. Identify factors that must be considered when choosing a suture needle.
10. Explain principles of handling suture needles.
11. Describe various types of suture techniques.
12. Identify factors that must be considered when selecting the type of needle holder.
13. Describe techniques for cutting suture material.
14. Summarize skin closure techniques.
15. Describe various types of wound closure accessories.
16. Compare natural and synthetic absorbable suture materials.
17. Explain various methods of surgical stapling.

Outcome 10:  Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify the care and handling of surgical specimens.

Objectives:

1. Describe specimen types.
2. Discuss methods of obtaining speciments.
3. Identify specimen collection containers.
4. Describe procedures for handling the transfer of specimens.
5. List required labeling components.
6. Discuss the procedure for managing a specimen incident.

Outcome 11: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate application of surgical dressings.

Objectives:

1. Describe types of surgical dressings.
2. Evaluate functions of surgical dressings.
3. Identify types and purposes of surgical dressing

• 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.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

UNIT II. Wound Management
Incisions
Wound healing
Sutures
Needles
Stapling devices
Care of specimens
Wound drains
Dressings
Catheters
Collection devices

UNIT III. Specialty Equipment
Lasers
Microscopes
Suction
Principles of Electricity
ESU

UNIT IV. Diagnostic procedures