SURG 1410 - Surgical Technology and Patient Care I

Credits: 4.0
**Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway**

F - JNC
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program. ENGL 0810, Math Competences 1-5, READ 0810

An introduction to principles, techniques and issues in the operating room environment. Topics include surgical team practice, patient care concepts and practice with an emphasis on operating room furniture, instrumentation, equipment and supplies, establishment and maintenance of the sterile field, and skills necessary for preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative case management. 4 hours lecture.

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