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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
12-13-2011 |
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SGT115
2012 Summer I – 2013 Spring |
LAB 1.0 Credit(s) 5.0 Period(s) 0.0 Load Occ |
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Operating
Room Orientation |
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Roles and responsibilities of operating room personnel
focusing on the surgical technician. Working conditions, job requirements,
limitations, and legal responsibilities. Safety rules, hazards, and
safeguards. Orientation to the operating room, instrument processing room,
decontamination instrument room, and central supply. Assisting the surgical
team in preparation and set up of equipment. Stocking rooms and transporting
patients. Prerequisites: SGT103AA, SGT103AB, and
SGT105. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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SGT115 2012 Summer I – 2013 Spring |
Operating Room Orientation |
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Describe and diagram hospital and operating room
department organization. (I) |
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2.
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Describe the
roles, responsibilities, and limitations of operating room personnel and
members of the hospital directly associated with the operating room. (II) |
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3.
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Describe the physical working environment of the operating
room. (III) |
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Demonstrate the correct attire for the operating room.
(IV) |
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Under
supervision, demonstrate correct safety measures when operating flash, high
vacuum, and steris autoclaving and sterilization
systems. (V) |
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Under
supervision, demonstrate correct operating room asepsis when wrapping and
processing instruments, prepping and catheterizing patients. (VI) |
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Apply standard precautions principles when processing
instruments and equipment. (VII) |
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Under
supervision, organize supplies and equipment using the case cart and the
surgeon's preference card system for basic procedures. (VIII) |
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Under supervision, assist the surgical team in pre-
operative, intra-operative, and post-operative procedures. (IX) |
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Demonstrate appropriate, work-related communications with
members of the health care team. (X) |
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Assist with the admission and transportation of the pre-
surgical and post-operative patient. (XI) |
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Competencies
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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SGT115 2012 Summer I – 2013 Spring |
Operating Room Orientation |
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I. Hospital and Department
Organization A. Hospital structure B. Operating room 1. team members 2. associate members 3. organizational chart II. Roles and
Responsibilities A. Surgical technologist 1. requirements 2. education 3. responsibilities 4. functions 5. limitations B. Circulator 1. requirements 2. education 3. duties III. Physical Environment A. Operating room 1. restricted areas 2. unrestricted areas B. Operating room equipment
1. surgical table and
attachments 2. mayo stand 3. ring stand 4. back table 5. sitting stools and step
stools 6. linen hamper C. Anesthesia machine and
cart D. Accessories 1. kick buckets 2. suction machines 3. x-ray viewer 4. surgery spotlights 5. IV poles 6. intercommunication
system 7. clocks and timers 8. stretchers IV. Operating Room Attire A. Purpose B. Criteria C. Components 1. body covers 2. head covers 3. shoes and shoe covers 4. masks D. Personnel health and
hygiene V. Autoclave and
Sterilization Systems A. Operating autoclaves 1. flash 2. high vacuum B. Steris sterilization system
C. Wrapping instruments D. Processing instruments E. Safety measures VI. Operating Room Asepsis A. Packs B. Instruments C. Supplies VII. Standard Precautions A. Instruments B. Equipment C. Terminal cleaning VIII. Organization of
Supplies and Equipment A. Case card system B. Doctor preference card
system IX. Role of the Surgical
Technologist A. Pre-operative procedures
and responsibilities B. Intra-operative
procedures and responsibilities C. Post-operative
procedures and responsibilities X. Communications A. Health care team B. Cultural diversity
issues XI. Admission and
Transportation A. Pre-operative admission B. Patient transportation C. Patient positioning D. Post-operative discharge
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