SURG 1500 - Central Sterile Processing

Credits: 7
This course is designed to provide the didactic content and lab experience to meet the standards of the Sterile Processing Technician profession. Students learn the fundamentals of central processing including supplies, services, and distribution of hospital instrumentation, supplies, and equipment. Students learn aseptic techniques, patient care concepts, and theories and practices of central services departments. Students demonstrate cleaning, decontamination, and disinfection of instrumentation and equipment, preparation and packaging, sterilization process, sterile storage and inventory management, documentation and record maintenance which are integral skills of the Sterile Processing Technician.

Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in SURG 1501.