This course will build upon the student’s foundation of sterile technique and disinfection. Students will gain knowledge of the different types of technologies used in the surgical setting. They will learn basic technologist skills such as preoperative case planning, gowning, and gloving, and setting up the sterile field for a surgical procedure. An overview of perioperative patient care is given along with patient positioning techniques for procedures. Students will have hands on practice of surgical draping, instrument passing, instrument counts, and surgical dressing application. It will provide an overview of surgical specimen management and the importance of proper processing of specimens. This course will also provide an overview of environmental hazards in the operating room, along with the surgical technologist's role during an all-hazards preparation. Lab practice and shadowing continues.
Prerequisites
All previously required and concurrent courses per the academic plan or with consent of the faculty.