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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2024-2025

AHST 135: Surgical Competencies II Lecture

2 Cr
Quarters: W
The second of two surgical competency courses, this course explores the role of the surgical technologist in caring for the surgical patient in the intra-operative and post-operative settings. Theories and principles related to surgical case management topics such as monitoring the patient during surgery, methods of hemostasis and blood replacement, emergency situations, specimen collection and care, tissue approximation, wound management, intraoperative tracking techniques, patient outcomes, surgical documentation, decontamination and disinfection, post-anesthesia recovery, and patient discharge planning will be emphasized. 
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the surgical technology program.