SGT-2010 Surgical Technology Clinical I

Credits 5
SGT-2010 is the first clinical practicum that introduces the student to an actual operating room setting. Students are provided the opportunity to apply the principles taught in didactic and laboratory setting pertaining to aseptic technique, instrumentation, and sterile items for surgical procedures and assist in basic operating room procedures. Students will be assigned to a clinical affiliation eight hours per day, three days per week, for 10 weeks, for a total of 240 hours of clinical experience. Competency based clinical skills must be successfully completed and checked off.
Prerequisite(s): SGT-1030 and BIO-2060 completion with grade of C or higher
40 clinical hours/week.
Course Outcomes

Prepare instruments and other sterile items for basic surgical procedures.
Perform sponge, needle, and instrument counts according to hospital policy and the Association of Surgical Technology Guidelines.
Employ sterile technique when gowning and gloving self and when assisting others in the scrub role.
Employ sterile technique preoperatively and intraoperatively.
Prepare items for Central Sterile Processing according to hospital policy.