Clinical Case Requirements

The 国外正规买球app官方版下载-Penn谷 surgical technology student must meet the following clinical guidelines in order to qualify for completion of 这个项目. The clinical case requirement, defined in the current edition of the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 6e, must be defined as the following:

  • The total number of 情况下 the student must complete is 120.
  • 国外正规买球app官方版下载-Penn谷 surgical technology students are required to complete 30 情况下 in 普通外科. 20 of the 情况下 must be in the 第一擦洗作用.
  • Surgical technology students are required to complete 90 情况下 in various surgical specialties. 60 of the 情况下 must be in the 第一擦洗作用 和 evenly distributed between a minimum of five surgical specialties. 然而, 15 maximum number of 情况下 that can be counted in any one surgical specialty.
  • 国外正规买球app官方版下载-Penn谷 surgical technology program is required to verify through the externship experience documentation the students progression in first 和 second scrubbing surgical procedures of increased complexity as he/she moves towards entry-level graduate abilities.
  • Diagnostic endoscopy 情况下经阴道分娩 情况下 不是强制性的. But up to 10 diagnostic endoscopic 情况下 和 five 经阴道分娩 情况下 can be counted toward maximum number of 第二擦洗作用 情况下.
  • 观察 情况下 must be documented, but do not count toward the 120 required 情况下.
    • Counting Cases: Cases will be counted according to surgical specialty.
    • 例子:
      • Trauma patient requires a splenectomy 和 repair of a Le Fort I fracture. 两种情况 can be counted 和 documented since the splenectomy is 普通外科 specialty 和 repair of Le Fort I is oral-maxillofacial surgical specialty.
      • Patient requires a breast bx followed by mastectomy. It is one pathology, breast cancer, 和 the specialty is 普通外科; therefore, it is counted 和 documented as one procedure - one case.

First Scrub Role: (1st)

The 国外正规买球app官方版下载-Penn谷 surgical technology student shall perform the following duties during any given surgical procedure with proficiency. The following list is provided to identify the items that must be completed in order to document a case in the first 磨砂的作用.

A student not meeting the five criteria below cannot count the case in the first scrub role 和 the case must be documented in the 第二擦洗作用 or 观察的角色.

  • Verify supplies 和 equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
  • Set up the sterile field with instruments, supplies, equipment, medication(s) 和 solutions needed for the procedure.
  • Perform counts with the circulator prior to the procedure 和 before the incision 是关闭的.
  • Pass instruments 和 supplies to the sterile surgical team members during the procedure.
  • Maintain sterile technique as measured by recognized breaks in technique 和 demonstrate knowledge of how to correct with appropriate technique.

Second Scrub Role: (2nd)

The 第二擦洗作用 is defined as the student who is at the sterile field who has not met all criteria for the 第一擦洗作用, but actively participates in the surgical procedure in its entirety by completing any of the following:

  • 骗取
  • 切割缝合
  • Holding retractors
  • Manipulating endoscopic camera 和 scope

观察 Role: (O)

The 观察的角色 is defined as the student who is in the operating room performing roles that do not meet the criteria for first or 第二擦洗作用. 这些观察 情况下 are not to be included in the required case count, but must be documented by 这个项目.

Surgical Specialty Total # of Cases Required 最小值. # of 1st Scrub Cases Required 马克斯. # of 2nd Scrub Cases
普通外科 30 20 10
Surgical Specialties:
  • 心胸
  • ENT
  • 眼睛
  • GU
  • 神经系统
  • 妇产科医师
  • Oral/马克斯illofacial
  • 整形外科
  • Peripheral vascular
  • 塑料
  • Procurement/Transplant
90 60 30
Diagnostic Endoscopy:
  • 支气管镜检查
  • 结肠镜检查
  • 膀胱镜检查
  • EGDERCP
  • 食管镜测法
  • 喉镜检查
  • Sinoscopy
  • 输尿管镜
    10 diagnostic endoscopy 情况下 may be applied
劳动 & 交付
  • 经阴道分娩
    5 经阴道分娩 情况下 may be applied
总数 120 80 40