Maricopa Community Colleges  SGT208   19996-20055 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 01/26/99
SGT208 19996-20055 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Surgical Patient Care Concepts
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. Prerequisites: Admission to the Surgical Technology program.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SGT208   19996-20055 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. List the pre-operative routine for operating room admission and demonstrate an admission interview. (III)
4. Describe the purpose of the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). (IV)
5. Describe changes in body functions resulting from chronic disease and to life-sustaining systems. (V)
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)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
SGT208   19996-20055 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. Purpose
              B. Data base
              C. Orders
            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
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