SUR 100 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technology

A. Compare and contrast the different types of health care 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.

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.
Course Outline:

• ST Roles, Attributes and Responsibilities
• Operating Room Attire
• The Surgical Technologist Professional
• Operating Room Equipment
• The Physical Environment and Safety Standards
• Surgical Asepsis & Sterile Technique
• Surgical Instrumentation
• Equipment & Supplies
• Catheterization, Prepping, Draping the Surgical Patient
• Surgical Sharps: handling and disposal
• Proper Handling of Specimens
• Wound Healing & Sutures
• Needles & Stapling Devices
• Ethics in Health Care
• Professional Inter-personal Skills: Miscommunication, Bypassing, & Paraphrasing
• Effective Communication & The Future of Surgical Technology
• The Four National Organizations for the Profession of Surgical Technology

Demonstration 30%

Lecture 40%

Discussion 10%

Group Work 10%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None