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Sep 28, 2024
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SUR 230 - Surgical Technology 3
Credits: 7
6 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Prerequisites: SUR 120
Co-requisites: SUR 231C
Description
This course continues the theoretical foundation of SUR 110 Surgical and Central Service Technology 1 and SUR 120 Surgical Technology 2. The student is introduced to the specialty areas of surgery and the application of basic scientific knowledge to specific surgical procedures. Specialty areas include general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, peripheral vascular, cardiac, thoracic, genitourinary, endoscopic and laser surgery. This course will also introduce the student to the pharmacology of surgically related drugs and anesthetic agents, including the calculation of dosages and the effects of drugs and anesthetic agents on the human body. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Identify the factors affecting absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs.
- Define anesthesia.
- Identify the specific incision used for each of the procedures included on the unit outlines.
- Identify, verbally and visually, with 95% accuracy, all the specialty instruments on the instrument handouts.
- Identify the specific pathology leading to the procedures identified on the unit outline.
- Explain the difference between abdominal and vaginal gynecological instruments and list the instruments that are appropriate for both.
- Define the following fractures and the recommended treatment modalities of each: transverse, longitudinal, oblique, comminuted, impacted and pathological.
- Identify the indications, advantages and disadvantages of the following surgical incisions: median sternotomy, posterolateral thoracotomy, anterolateal thoractomy and thoracoabdominal.
- Identify the general type of suture used on each procedure.
- Identify, visually and verbally, with 95% accuracy, the various catheters and drains used in genitourinary surgery.
Listed Topics
- Pharmacology and anesthesia
- General surgery
- Gynecologic surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and thoracic surgery
- Genitourinary surgery
- Advanced skills applications
Reference Materials
Textbooks, library resources, journals, videotapes and CD’s in the SUR lab and lab equipment.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 10/15/2012
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