SURG-110 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into College Level Reading, completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.0 or higher, or successful completion of ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092. Co-requisite: SURG-100. Pre- or co-requisites: COMM-131, PSYC-281 and PHIL-295.
This course provides an introduction to the role and function of the surgical technologist as a member of the surgical team. Lectures present all skills, procedures, and protocol necessary to participate in the operating room.

Course Outcomes
A. Compare and contrast the different types of healthcare facilities that provide surgical services.

B. Analyze a job description for a surgical technologist.

C. Based on scenarios and classroom discussions, demonstrate principles of effective communication related to the performance of work skills carried out by surgical technologists.

D. Describe physical aspects of operating room suites and environmental parameters essential for safe and contamination-free surgical services.

E. Identify the types of furniture, accessory equipment, and specialty instrumentation that are found in the operating room.

F. Demonstrate the assembly, set-up, and handling of items found in the operating room.

G. Compare and contrast departmental relationships a surgical unit may have with other departments in a hospital setting.

H. Identify the members and roles of the surgical team.

I. Practice principles of asepsis including techniques involving sanitation, disinfection, sterilization, and overall environmental disinfection of the operating room.

J. Demonstrate the proper handling of biohazards.

K. Identify the classes of surgical instruments, their functions, care, handling, storage, and distribution.

L. State the objectives and operative sequence of events involved in the “opening” and “closing” phases of surgical incisions.

M. Demonstrate knowledge of the human anatomy, physiology, and pathology related to surgical intervention, including factors such as: diseases, tumors, fluid and hemodynamic disorders, inflammation and infection, and surgical treatable diseases and 

disorders.

N. These student learning outcomes are based on the educational standards developed by the Association of Surgical Technologists and the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology administered by the Commission on

Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.