AHST 215 — Surgical Lab II
This course is designed to go hand-in-hand with the AHST 200 course. The course is a hybrid, which means certain aspects of the course, such as assignments, homework, discussions, and communication, will be in an on-line format; the skills will be learned on campus in a mock operating room. This course will present entry level responsibilities and competencies of the surgical technologist and related nursing procedures in the first scrub, second scrub and circulator roles. This course will include lecture, as well as hands-on, role playing, videos, problem-solving sessions, and clinical observation experiences. The class is limited to small groups, so there will be time for one-on-one teaching and assessment with each student. Each group is responsible for teaching and assisting their fellow lab members. One of the first lessons learned is teamwork and being critiqued by your team, which is a basic concept of the operating room team.