May 06, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 
    
2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

STE 1105A Surgical Clinical Care I


Lecture: 0 Lab: 0 Practica: 3.5 Total Credits: 3.5
Surgical Clinical Care I introduces the student to the roles and responsibilities of the perioperative team members. Emphasis is placed shadowing the circulator and anesthesia provider as a member of the non-sterile team. This includes assisting in patient transfer and transport, opening sterile supplies and instrumentation. The student is assigned a surgical preceptor and begins participating as a sterile member of the operating room team while in an observation and second scrub role. The student also learns the daily operation of decontamination and sterile processing of instrumentation and equipment. These clinical experiences take place at various hospitals and out-patient surgery centers.

Prerequisite(s): AHS 1200 , STE 1000 , STE 1100 , STE 1101