SURG 101 - Intro to Surgical Technology Lab

2 Credit Hours

This is a two credit hour introductory laboratory course designed to provide the student with the hands-on instruction necessary to learn the perioperative skills required to establish a sterile field and perform the necessary functions of the scrubbed person upon entering the sterile field. This course includes supervised practice and instruction on the basic concepts necessary to establish, maintain, and cooridinate tasks required for good patient care in the perioperative setting in a 9:1 or 9:2 student per instructor ratio. Students will apply aseptic technique, surgical principles and surgical conscience in learning and demonstrating the skills specific to those of the first scrub and assistant circulator roles. Upon completion of this course the student will demonstrate understanding in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective learning domains related to principles and practice of surgical technology as outlined in the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 6th Ed., as indicated by their final exam and competency scores.

Prerequisites: Admission to program.
Corequisites: SURG 102 - Prin & Prac of Surg Technology
Repeatable: Y