10 courses with the subject SURG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course provides a broad study of the operative environment, professional roles, moral/legal/ethical responsibilities, and medical communications used in surgical technology. 1C/1/0/0
The course will introduce various surgical instruments, the classification and use(s), including the process of cleaning, decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization of equipment and supplies used in the surgical services department. Distribution and management of supplies to all customer service areas is also addressed for health care settings. 3C/2/1/0
This course addresses natural and artificial body defense mechanisms and the methods by which infectious diseases are recognized, treated, transmitted, and prevented. Disinfection and sterilization are also included. Content covers the application of aseptic technique and various environmental controls. 2C/2/0/0
To prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Course discusses in depth the concepts around the following areas as it relates to the Surgical Technologists role. In this interactive course the learner will focus on the patient and the surgical technologist in the operating room as it relates to safety, fire risk, positioning, prepping, patient transfer. Introduces to the learner concepts around safety, of self and also for the patient. Theory and physics around the safe use of electro cautery, lasers, and microscopes and robotics in the operating room. The learner will also be introduced to a wide variety of supplies, their safe and proper use in the operating room, such as suture, dressings, drains, and catheters. The learner will also explore the concepts around wound healing as it relates to the surgical patient. Surgical prepping, safety protocols, technique and theory will be explored. 1C/1/0/0
Learners will review basic math skills and learn a framework of pharmacological principles in order to apply them safely in a surgical environment. These will include metric system, percentages, and proportions for medication calculations. Commonly used medication with surgical applications are reviewed in depth. These include antibiotics, diagnostic agents, diuretics, drugs that affect coagulation, opthalmic agents, perioperative medications, anesthesia agents for both local and general anesthesia Specific topics include drug administration routes and methods, blood and fluid usage, drug reactions including malignant hyperthermia and allergic reactions. 2C/2/0/0
To prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. This course reviews the pertinent anatomy and physiology related to the following surgical systems/specialties. General surgery, OBGYN, orthopedics, ear nose and throat (ENT), ophthalmic, neurology, spinal procedures, cardio thoracic, peripheral vascular, urology, maxillofacial, head and neck, plastics, geriatrics, trauma (pediatrics and adult, robotics and laser. Conditions that warrant surgical correction are discussed and studied in depth. Also introduced are common specialized instrumentation by type, function, and name. Common procedures in each of the surgical specialty areas are explained in depth; to include indication, anatomy involved, incision(s), patient positioning, prepping, draping, dressings and suture used in such cases. 3C/1/2/0
Learners will practice the concepts and theories learned in 2410 Pathology and Procedures and 2405 Pharmacology. Basic skill sets will be put into practice for scrub gown and gloving (both open and closed), draping of the surgical patient, as well as set up appropriate instrumentation on back-table and mayo stand for general surgery abdominal cases. Focus will be on use of correct sterile technique, surgical consciousness, and communication by way of working within a team in the surgical environment. Learner will be able to practice passing instruments, load surgical blades and needles, and properly change contaminated gown and gloves. A focus will be made around labeling drugs properly that will be used in the sterile field. 4C/0/4/0
Learners will directly build on skill sets learned in SURG 2415 , as they bring in more complex procedures to their training, from the curriculum in SURG 2410, these are then practiced directly in the lab session. The procedures will require new skill sets in the areas of draping, specialty equipment, instruments, and team communication. 4C/0/4/0
Students are assigned to a pre-planned clinical facility and assist with surgical procedures within the operative setting under the personal supervision of a clinical preceptor. This clinical practicum is designed for the student to integrate knowledge and theory from previous classes specific to Surgical technology, to develop skill set specific to that of a practicing Surgical Technologist. Clinical assignments are based on a set of weekly clinical performance objectives that must be met prior to the completion of OR lab 2. Students will participate in 3 clinical conferences to debrief current learning and synthesize knowledge with practice. Also covered in these sessions are professional topics such as understanding the roles, responsibilities and variety of personalities that comprise OR settings, the development of a resume, cover letter, thank you letter, and the development of answers to commonly asked interview questions. Students will complete practice exams to prepare for the National Certification Exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Participation in the Certification exam is MANDATORY. 8C/0/8/0
Students are assigned to a pre-planned clinical facility and assist with surgical procedures within the operative setting under the personal supervision of a clinical preceptor. This clinical practicum is designed for the student to integrate knowledge and theory from previous classes specific to Surgical technology, to develop skill set specific to that of a practicing Surgical Technologist. Clinical assignments are based on a set of weekly clinical performance objectives that must be met prior to the completion of OR lab 2. Students will participate in 3 clinical conferences to debrief current learning and synthesize knowledge with practice. Also covered in these sessions are professional topics such as understanding the roles, responsibilities and variety of personalities that comprise OR settings, the development of a resume, cover letter, thank you letter, and the development of answers to commonly asked interview questions. Students will complete practice exams to prepare for the National Certification Exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Participation in the Certification exam is MANDATORY. 8C/0/8/0
Source: Saint Paul College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
