SGT 102LC - Surgical Technology I Clinical

3.00 Credits, 9.00 Contact Hours (9.00 lab)

This is the clinical portion of SGT 102 . Includes regulations and standards, computer networks and the Internet in a professional medical setting, robotics and lasers in the surgical environment, types of instruments, environmental disinfection of the operating room, assessment and application of aseptic techniques and sterile storage and distribution; and best practices of sterilization, disinfection, and packaging.

Corequisite(s): SGT 101 , SGT 102 , and SGT 102LB
Information: Students will apply, assess, and critique concepts, techniques, and procedures in the clinical environment for a total of 144 hours. Students must demonstrate application of the classifications, names, and components of surgical instruments and equipment used in the surgical setting. Students will apply concepts of microbiology, asepsis, decontamination, and sterilization and how it applies in the operating room environment including instruments and equipment. Students will apply the computer as a communication tool and technical device as well as principle concepts of robotics, physics, and electricity in a healthcare setting.