AHST 125 - Surgical Competencies I

Institution:

Yakima Valley Community College

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Description:

5 credits quarters: F The first of two surgical competency courses, this course explores the surgical technologist s role in caring for the surgical patient. Topics include preoperative patient routines, proper patient identification, surgical consents, review of the patient chart, care of patient possessions, patient care the evening and morning of surgery, methods of patient transportation, establishing the sterile field, room setup, the surgical scrub, gowning and gloving, assisting other team members, patient catheterization, skin preparation, positioning and draping the patient, preparation of the patient for anesthesia, and monitoring the sterile field. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 574-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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