Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

SURG 1450 Surgical Clinical

Course Information

Course information
Course Number SURG 1450
Course Title Surgical Clinical
Description Students will be scrubbing in a hospital operating room. This clinical will prepare students to perform in the role of first scrub. Students will assist in a variety of surgeries and related duties, and will apply knowledge of surgical techniques, procedures, equipment, instruments, and supplies along with increasingly developing their skills to more complex procedures. (Prerequisites: SURG 1100, SURG 1220, SURG 1240. Corequisite: SURG 1330, SURG 1340).
Total Credits 5
Total Hours 256
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
Instruction Type Credits and Hours
Lab 5 Credits, 256 Hours

Pre/Corequisites

Corequisite: SURG 1330, 1340
Prerequisite: SURG 1100, SURG 1220, SURG 1240

Course Competencies

  1. Explain interventional radiology applications.
  2. Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology towards surgical procedures.
  3. Participate in surgical rotation and roles.
  4. Summarize first scrub role duties in surgery.
  5. Demonstrate preoperative assistant circulator duties.
  6. Assist in intraoperative assistant circulator role duties.
  7. Assist with postoperative assistant circulator role duties.
  8. Analyze the role and responsibilities of a surgical technologist.
  9. Apply critical thinking skills during surgery.
  10. Demonstrate professionalism.
  11. Demonstrate the ability to work as a team member within the work environment.
  12. Analyze meetings with industry representatives and demonstrations.
  13. Demonstrate compliance with clinical safety protocols.
  14. Apply stress management skills in the workplace.
  15. Explain the importance of proper patient identification.
  16. Describe minimally invasive applications.
  17. Evaluate the use of lasers in surgery.

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