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#SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT PROGRAM SKIN#
In this module the student will learn the basic fundamentals and the surgical fist assistant’s role in regards to monitoring devices, bladder catheterization, positioning the surgical patient, applying pneumatic tourniquets, proper skin preparation, drapes and draping, operative instrumentation, visualization techniques, hemostasis, postoperative pain control, and transportation of the critically ill patient. Students also gain an understanding of appropriate (and legal) decision-making, as well as what establishes negligence, basic patient and caregiver rights, OR incidents that could result in litigation, and problems peculiar to the surgical first assistant’s role. This module enables the student to understand different legal definitions and terminology, and to understand and identify OR situations that could lead to ethical conflict. MODULE VII: ETHICAL, MORAL, AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES Understanding that teamwork and interapersonal relationships are such an important part to the overall care of the surgical patient, this module seeks to identify certain possible crises and problem areas, then gives the student an understanding as to how he/she should deal with each given situation.
#SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL#
This module deals mainly with factors that will result in positive team relationships, the practice of professional ethics, and the parameters of one’s specific role. MODULE VI: ROLE DEFINITION AND INTERACTION In addition, issues surrounding the care and handling of surgical specimens, management of the critically ill patient, thermoregulatory devices, fluid balances and related issues and, finally, skin assessment are discussed in detail. Also covered are different diagnostic tests and the relationship between those tests and the management of the surgical patient.
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This module offers instruction in surgical events related to wound healing and the integrity of the surgical wound. It also covers the ASA classification system. This module covers the basics of anesthesia, as well as the different methods and the agents used, along with their relation to surgical circumstances. MODULE IV: ANESTHESIA, METHODS AND AGENTS The text that surrounds the tables emphasizes key issues pertaining to therapeutic rationale, basic pharmacologic principles, and clinical use of drugs. This module (1) blends the essentials of basic pharmacology and clinical pharmacology so that the transition from classroom to hospital is less abrupt, (2) organizes related drugs in tables, and (3) allows the student to learn about a prototype drug and the important ways that related drugs differ. As a basic course in microbiology all chapters are self contained units, complete with problem solving, self Assessment, and an outline for more detailed reading. Since different students learn in different ways, this module has been written to accommodate different learning approaches. This Module consists of three main components: fundamental concepts in microbiology and infection, major clinical syndromes corresponding to the clinical specialties, and supplementary chapters on bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology, and entomology, with notes on laboratory tests and antibiotics.
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The module includes chapter quizzes, along with two module exams. Each chapter covers various treatment options and particular surgeries for a given situation. This module covers all the different surgical specialties, affording the student an opportunity to understand the process which brings patients into the operating room i.e.: symptoms, clinical features, and principles of treatment.