FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
NON-COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
STS 0011
COURSE TITLE:
Surgical Technologist 2
PREREQUISITE(S):
HSC 0003, STS 0010, STS 0010L, STS 0015 and STS 0015L
COREQUISITE(S):
STS 0011L
STUDENT ADVISING NOTES:
This is a selective access program and only the Nursing
Related Advisor can register students.
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS:
16
(For Office Use Only:
Vocational Credits: 0.5)
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
0.53
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE
ALLOCATION:
12
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is the second of three sequential courses designed specifically to prepare competent entry-level
surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning
domains. Classroom studies will prepare the student for perioperative surgical case management. Instruction
and evaluation will be provided to develop and evaluate the students’ knowledge necessary to work in the
operating room and related services. Students will be able to describe the skills necessary to assist members of
the surgical team (surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and surgical technologists) with patient care.
SUGGESTED TEXT(S):
Medical Dictionary:
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Latest edition (F. A.
Davis) ISBN 10-0-8036-2041-1
Medical Terminology:
Medical Terminology for the Health Professions Latest
Edition Ehrlich/Schroeder Delmar ISBN 13: 978-1-4180-7252-0
Anatomy & Physiology:
Structure and Function of the Human Body Latest edition
Mosby ISBN 978-0-323-04966-5
Pharmacology:
Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, Latest edition
publisher W. B. Saunders,
ISBN 13-978-1-4160-2457-6
Surgical Instruments:
Surgical Instrumentation Delmar Nancymarie Phillips & Patricia
Sedlak ISBN-10: 1401832970 ISBN-13: 9781401832971
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Surgical Technology Textbook:
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist, 4th edition
publisher Delmar Learning,
ISBN 13- 978-1-4180-5168-6
Study Guides for the National
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist 4th edition
Study Guide and Lab manual
13: 978-1-4354-8766-6
Certification Examination:
Surgical Technologist Certifying Exam Study Guide, publisher
AST, ISBN 092680507X
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
Fall Term, 2013 (20141) – Proposal 2013-12
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Fall Term 2014 (20151) – Proposal 2014-49
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Outline Review 14-15
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COURSE TOPICS
CONTACT HOURS
__PER TOPIC__
I.
16 (Didactic)
Surgical Case Management
Students will be able to describe the components of a surgical case with regards to:
A. Surgical Scrubs
B. Gowning and Gloving
C. Draping and Sterile Surgical Fields
D. Grounding Patient
E. Preparing Sutures and Ligatures
F. Identifying and Correcting Breaks in Sterile Technique
G. Surgical Case Set up
H. Pour Pouring Solutions
I. Handling of Medications on the Sterile Field
J. Dr. Preference Cards
K. Monitoring Body Fluids and Blood Loss
L. Assisting in Retracting, Cutting Sutures and Holding Instruments
M. Specimen Care
N. Dressing Applications
O. Performing Counts
P. Assisting RN with Circulating Duties
Didactic
16
Total Hours
16
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PROGRAM TITLE:
Surgical Technology
COURSE TITLE:
Surgical Technologist 2
CIP NUMBER:
0351090905
Program frameworks can be found at the following website: http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe
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Florida State College at Jacksonville
Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment
SECTION 1
Semester Credit Hours (Credit):
Contact Hours (Workforce):
Course Prefix and Number:
STS 0011
Course Title:
Surgical Technologist 2
16
SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective
A.S. Required Course
A.S. Professional Elective
A.A.S. Required Course
A.A.S. Professional Elective
Technical Certificate
X PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce
Development Education
Apprenticeship
Upper Division/Bachelors
Other:
If selected, use this space to title “other” option.
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
X
Reading
X
Speaking
X
Critical Analysis
X
Qualitative Skills
X
X
Writing
X
Listening
X
Information
Literacy
X
Ethical Judgement
X
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working
Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning
Global Sociocultural Responsibility
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Describe the Circulating Skills needed to
assist the RN in: Patient Transport, Patient
Positioning, Grounding of Patient Foley
catheter insertion and Dressing Applications.
Describe the process for Surgical Set ups,
Gowning and Gloving of Self and Surgical
Team, Preparing sutures, Preparing
Medications on the Sterile Field, Draping the
Patient, Monitoring Body Fluids and Blood
Loss, Performing Counts, and Specimen
Preparation. Demonstrate Post-op case break
down
Describe proper procedures for Identifying
and Correcting Breaks in Sterile Technique.
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Program
Assignments
Program
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SECTION 6 (Continued)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Describe the STSR duties in the clinical
setting as shown in the next items.
Demonstrate knowledge of blood borne
diseases: transmission and treatment of
diseases; identify at risk behavior and
demonstrate proper procedures to prevent the
spread of diseases and proper care of
patients with related diseases.
Demonstrate understanding of sciences
related to surgical technology: microbiology
and its relationship to the surgical
environment, related anatomy and physiology
with regard to the surgical procedures.
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Program
Assignments
Assignments
Program
Assignments
Program
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s):
Joseph Ravelli
Date:
5/23/2014
CS20150615
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