SUR 109 — Core Concepts/Sterile Processing/Distribution Lab
Provides supervised lab training applying the primary responsibilities of a sterile processing technician. With an emphasis on surgical instrumentation identification, preparation, distribution and storage, surgical and hospital supplies and equipment; quality assurance; and inventory management. Teaches students how to minimize contagions and maintain healthy hospitals, while enforcing decontamination standards in a variety of clinical settings. Corequisite: SUR 108