SUR105 Surgical Technology I Lab
This laboratory course is designed to complement and reinforce concepts learned in Surgical Technology I (Lecture) by allowing the practice and return-demonstration of the principles and procedures related to the knowledge, skills, and techniques utilized during the surgical experience. Skills taught in this course include: preoperative patient care, principles of sterile techniques, the surgical scrub, gowning and gloving (one’s self and others), surgical case set up, medication handling, surgical counts, surgical draping, proper instrument handling, and the establishment and monitoring of the sterile field. Students are also taught to work with sutures, instruments, and supplies in the lab setting. Successful completion of this course is required for clinical placement.