SUR 120 - Surgical Seminar

• Medical Terms
• Weights and Measures
• Microorganisms
• Infection Control
• Drugs in Surgery
• Surgical Environment
• Surgical Asepsis
• Patient Evaluation
• Wound Management
• Instrumentation/Equipment
• Surgical Counts

• All surgical texts, anatomy text, notes, and related materials from previous units.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

1. Apply medical terms as they relate to surgery.
2. Calculate weights and measures in the metric, apothecary, and household measurement system. 
3. Assess the characteristics of microorganisms as they relate to the surgical field. 
4. Analyze infection control as it relates to the surgical patient.
5. Distinguish and assess the use of drugs used in surgery.
6. Analyze the surgical environment to include the operating room team, the operating room suite, occupational hazards, safety risk management, and ethical, moral, and legal issues.
7. Assess surgical asepsis to include decontamination and sterilization, aseptic technique, draping, the surgical scrub, and preoperative preparation.
8. Evaluate the care of the preoperative surgical patient.
9. Evaluate the care of the intraoperative and postoperative surgical patient.
10. Evaluate wound management to include type of wounds, wound healing, drains, catheters, wound closure materials and dressings.
11. Classify surgical instrumentation and equipment, analyzing their use.
12. Appraise the process of surgery to include counts.

• Required materials for all online courses
• Mandatory Attendance Requirement
• Proctored Exams

• Academic Integrity
• Academic Misconduct
• Add/Drop period
• Appeals Process
• Class Attendance
• Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
• Classroom Conduct/Expectations
• Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
• Online Confidentiality
• Services For Students with Disabilities
• Withdrawal Policy