AHST 101 — Introduction to Surgical Technology
This course introduces the career field by discussing the history and development of surgical technology, surgical patients, standards of conduct, hospital administration and organization, communication and teamwork, the operating room environment, safety standards, and biomedical science as it relates to surgical technology. The course provides an orientation to the scrub and circulatory roles of the surgical technologist in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative periods. Entry level skills and theories are emphasized and associated skills are presented and practiced in the Corequisite AHST 115 .