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Course Orientation, Surgical Technology Program Handbook Review; Chapter 1 The Surgical Technologist: History of Surgical Technology, AST, Affiliated Organizations, Training and Certification, Role of the Surgical Technologist, Other Perioperative Responsibilities, Task Integration, Careers for Certified Surgical Technologists,
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Chapter 2 Communication and Teamwork: Communication, Cultural Competence, Professional Communication Skills, Stressors in the Perioperative Environment, Teamwork, Becoming a Health Care Professional, Personal Attributes for Success, Preparing for Employment
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Exam 1/ Chapter 3 Law and Ethics: Law and the Surgical Technologist, Institutional Standards and Policy, Professional Standards and Policy, Legal Doctrines, Negligence, Intentional Torts, Documentation, Risk Management, Ethics, Ethical Behavior in Health Care, Combined Ethical and Legal Concerns, Ethical Dilemmas, Professional Code of Ethics, Patients’ Rights
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Chapter 5 The Patient: Humanistic Psychology: Maslow and Rogers, Therapeutic Communication, Spiritual Needs of the Patient, Special Patient Populations,
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Chapter 15: Death and Dying: Defining the End of Life, Models of Death and Dying, Support and Comfort for the Dying and Bereaved Patient, Ethical Considerations in Death and Dying, Cultural Responses to Death and Dying, Death in the Clinical Setting, General Postmortem Procedures, Health Professionals Confronting Death
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Exam II/ Chapter 37 Disaster Preparedness and Response: Classification and Definition of Disasters, Disaster Management and Government Structures, The Disaster Cycle, Ethical Dilemmas in Disaster, Resources for Students and Instructors
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Chapter 6 Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures: Concepts Related to Pathology, Vital Signs, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Imaging Studies, Blood Tests, Urinalysis, Microbiological Studies, Pathological Examination of Tissue, Cancer Terms and Concepts, Nuclear Medicine
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Chapter 7 Environmental Hazards: Risk and Safety, Toxic Chemicals, Musculoskeletal Risks,
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Exam III/Chapter 18 Moving, Handling and Positioning the Surgical Patient: Section I: Patient Transport and Transfers: Patient Identification, Safety First, Transport by Gurney, Performing Assisted Lateral Transfers, Wheelchair Transferring and Transport, Assisting an Ambulatory Patient, Special Patient Populations; Section II Positioning the Surgical Patient: Principles of Safe Positioning, General Operating Table, Surgical Positions
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Chapter 18 cont.; Chapter 19 Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping: Patient Preparation for Surgery, Urinary Catheterization, Surgical Skin Prep, Standard Prep Sites, Draping the Surgical Site, Draping the Surgical Site, Anatomic Draping, How to Drape Equipment, Removing Drapes
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Exam IV/Chapter 12 Perioperative Pharmacology: Section I: Principles of Pharmacology: Sources of Drugs, Drug Information Resources, Regulation of Drugs, Substances and Devices, Drug Nomenclature, Drug Labels, Drug Formats, How Drugs Work, Unit Systems of Measurement, Devices for Drug Preparation and Delivery, Historical Highlights, Drug Packaging
Section II The Medication Process: Prescriptions and Drug Orders, Selection of Drugs, Drug Preparation and Delivery to the Surgical Field, Preparing Drugs on the Sterile Field, Drug Administration
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Section III: Preventing Drug Errors:
Section IV: Selected Drug Categories: Local Anesthetics, Blood and Blood Derivatives, Blood and Blood Products, Hemostatic Agents, Anticoagulants and Thrombolytic, Central Nervous System, Agents, Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Analgesics, Sedatives and Hypnotics, Contrast Media, Colored Dyes and Stains, Anti-infective Agents, Antineoplastic Agents,
Drugs that Affect the Autonomic Nervous system, Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Ophthalmic Drugs, Diuretics, Gastrointestinal Drugs, Hormones and Synthetic Substitutes, Antidiabetic Drugs, Prostaglandins, Drugs Used in Obstetrics, Gonadal Steroids, Emergency Drugs,
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Chapter 13 Anesthetics, and Physiological Monitoring: Important Anesthesia Concepts, Anesthesia Personnel, Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient, Anesthesia Selection, Immediate Preoperative Preparation of the Patient, Physiological Monitoring During Surgery, General Anesthesia, Airway Management, Phases of General Anesthesia, Dissociative Anesthesia, Conscious Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Emergencies, Historical Highlights
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Chap 13 cont.; Chapter 14 Post Anesthesia Recovery PACU Facility, PACU Procedures, Psychosocial Care, Postoperative Complications, Elements of Discharge Planning, Unanticipated PACU Outcome;
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Exam 5/ Review for Final Exam
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