SURG 103 - Prin & Prac of Surgical Tech Lab

3 Credit Hours

This is a three credit hour laboratory course designed to expand the student’s previously gained knowledge using the hands-on instruction necessary to learn the perioperative skills required to enter the clinical setting and to function as a beginning surgical technologist. This course included supervised practice and instruction on the basic concepts necessary to establish, maintain, and coordinate 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, second 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: Surgical Technology Program admission as defined by admission policies; successful completion of SURG 101 - Intro to Surgical Technology Lab and SURG 102 - Prin & Prac of Surg Technology.
Corequisites: SURG 202 - Surgical Procedures I
Repeatable: Y