Maricopa Community Colleges  SGT115   19976-19995 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  01/26/99  
SGT115      19976-19995 LAB 1 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Operating Room Orientation
Orientation to the operating room, instrument processing room, decontamination instrument room and central supply. Assisting the surgical team, setting up equipment, applying monitoring equipment, insertion of catheters, positioning and prepping of the patients. Stocking rooms and transporting patients. Prerequisites: Admission to the Surgical Technology program.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SGT115   19976-19995 Operating Room Orientation
1. Demonstrate correct safety measures when operating flash, high vacuum and steris autoclaving and sterilization systems. (I)
2. Demonstrate correct, operating room asepsis when wrapping and processing instruments, prepping, and catheterizing patients. (II)
3. Apply universal precautions principles when processing instruments and equipment. (III)
4. Organize supplies and equipment using the case cart and the doctor preference card systems for basic procedures. (IV)
5. Assist the surgical team in preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative procedures. (V)
6. Demonstrate appropriate, work-related communications with members of the health care team. (VI)
7. Assist with the admission and transportation of the presurgical and postsurgical patient. (VII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
SGT115   19976-19995 Operating Room Orientation
    I. Safety Principles
        A. Operating autoclaves
          1. Flash
          2. High vacuum
        B. Steris sterilization system.
        C. Wrapping instruments
        D. Processing instruments
      II. Operating Room Asepsis
          A. Packs
          B. Instruments
          C. Supplies
          D. Prepping
          E. Catheterization
        III. Universal Precaution Principles
            A. Instruments
            B. Equipment
            C. Terminal cleaning
          IV. Organization of Supplies and Equipment
              A. Case cart system
              B. Doctor preference card system
            V. Role of Surgical Technologist
                A. Preoperative procedures and responsibilities
                B. Intraoperative procedures and responsibilities
                C. Post-operative procedures and responsibilities
              VI. Communications
                  A. Health care team
                  B. Cultural diversity issues
                VII. Admission and Transportation
                    A. Preoperative admission
                    B. Patient transportation
                    C. Patient positioning
                    D. Monitoring leads
                    E. Postoperative discharge
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