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Mar 19, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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SGT 105 Clinical Practice I Credits: (5)
This course is a clinical application of basic surgical technology procedures. Students will be involved in the preparation of equipment and the practice of passing instruments and sutures during actual surgical procedures. Students will be supervised during their time on clinical. They are allowed and encouraged to ask questions to facilitate further understanding of the surgical process, as well as of the surgical technology profession. Prerequisite(s): Matriculation in the Surgical Technology (A.A.S.) program, C+ or higher in SGT 101 , SGT 102 , and SGT 103 , B or higher in SGT 103L , and a C+ or higher in BIO 171 , BIO 172 , and HIT 120 . Co-requisite(s): SGT 111 . Pre/co-requisite(s): BIO 205 .
Learning Outcomes
- Perform the function of scrubbing, gowning, and gloving self, as well as other surgical team members, in accordance with the institutional policies.
- Participate in and summarize entry-level surgical technology duties, including an understanding and application of anatomy and physiology, surgical positions, draping procedures, instrument preparation, all procedural counts, and specimen care.
- Define the various roles of the surgical team in the operating room, identifying their responsibilities in caring for the surgical patient.
- Apply and develop a knowledge of surgical asepsis and the sterile field.
- Demonstrate professional behavior in all given circumstances.
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