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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-22-2011 |
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SGT208 2011 Fall – 2012 Spring |
LEC 0.5 Credit(s) 0.5 Period(s) 0.5 Load Occ LAB 0.5 Credit(s) 1.5 Period(s) 1.2 Load |
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Surgical
Patient Care Concepts |
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Pre-operative procedures to include patient's charts and
consent forms. Common diagnostic procedures prior to surgery. Operating room
admission procedures and interview, charting, and checklist. Purpose of the
post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Impact of specific chronic illnesses on
body functions. Issues pertaining to death and dying. Special considerations
for the pediatric and geriatric patient. Includes a clinical observation
experience. Prerequisites: Admission to the Surgical
Technology program. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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SGT208 2011
Fall – 2012 Spring |
Surgical Patient Care Concepts |
1. Describe
patient and family responses to hospitalization and surgical intervention. (I)
2. List
common diagnostic procedures that are performed prior to surgery. (II)
3. Demonstrate
the pre-operative routine for operating room admission and demonstrate an
admission interview. (II, III)
4. Demonstrate
changes in body functions resulting from chronic disease and to life-sustaining
systems. (II, V)
5. Describe
the purpose of the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). (IV)
6. Explain
death and dying attitudes and beliefs of society including specific coping
mechanisms. (VI)
7. List
the major indications, operative procedures, and special considerations for
pediatric and geriatric surgery. (VII)
8. Describe
the role of the nurse in the clinical setting. (VIII)
9. Demonstrate
patient charts and assessments for co-morbidities. (VIII)
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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SGT208 2011
Fall – 2012 Spring |
Surgical Patient Care Concepts |
I. Surgical
Intervention
A. Individual
needs
1. physical
2. psychological
3. spiritual
B. Staff
responses
II. Diagnostic
Procedures
A. Methods
of diagnosis
B. Equipment
used during diagnostic procedures
C. Pathology
demonstrated
D. Common
diagnostic procedures
E. Surgical
specialties
III. Operating
Room Admission
A. Patient
identification
B. Charting
C. Check
list
D. Demonstration
of patient interview
IV. Post
Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
A. Preparation
and patient transport
B. Patient
monitoring
C. Supportive
equipment
D. Procedural
report
V. Chronic
Disease
A. Changes
in body functions
B. Life
sustaining systems
C. Quality
of care
D. Surgical
intervention
E. Biological
vs. clinical death
VI. Death and
Dying
A. Attitudes
B. Classifications
C. Terminal
disease
D. Coping
mechanisms
VII. Pediatric and Geriatric
Care
A. Terminology
B. Pediatric
development
C. Geriatric
system changes
D. Surgery
1. common procedures
2. special considerations
VIII. Clinical Observation
A. Surgical
monitoring post operatively
B. Surgical
consent
C. Side-site
safety
D. Co-morbidities
E. Medications
F. Physician
orders
G. Progress
notes
H. Patient
labs
I. Patient
x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed
tomography (CT) scans
J. Patient
outcomes