SGT-2100 — Surgical Technology Clinical II
SGT-2100 is the second practicum class in the Surgical Technology Program. Students continue their experiences at their assigned clinical affiliation eight hours per day, two days per weeks, for 15 weeks, for a total of 240 hours of clinical experience. Competency based clinical skills must be successfully completed and checked off. Students are expected to perform at a level requiring more independence with some guidance still expected. Case study reports are performed on scheduled and nonscheduled cases. Perform sponge, needle, and instrument counts with minimal guidance according to hospital and AST guidelines. Maintain sterility during surgical procedures, including gowning and gloving self and other members of the surgical team. Perform duties in the role of first scrub on routine surgical procedures.
Prerequisites: SGT-2010