SURG 113 Introduction to Surgical Lab
Covers proper attire, hand hygiene, patient vitals, urinary catheterization, room set up, handling of sterile supplies, open gloving, gowning and gloving others, patient transport, introduction to patient positioning and introduction to surgical instrumentation. Creation and maintenance of a sterile field, introduction to draping of the surgical patient, introduction to the prep of the surgical patient, spacial awareness and movement within the sterile field. Introduction to the roles of first scrub and assistant circulator.
Prerequisite
Successful completion (B or better) of CMST& 220 or ENGL& 101 (only through Spring 2025), CAH 102, BIOL& 241, COLL 102
Corequisite
SURG 115 and SURG 120