SGT 101 - Introduction to Healthcare

1. Select principles of problem solving in ethical decision making. 
2. List the elements in developing a surgical conscience.
3. Describe communication strategies and procedures used in a disaster, including reporting systems; procedures for contacting family, coworkers, and local authorities; and barriers in communicating health information.
4. Identify principles of patient confidentiality and sentinel events, including verbal and written communications.
5. Describe disasters or public health emergencies that impact the general health, safety, security risks, and all-hazards framework; and explain personal, family, institutional, community, and regional disaster preparation and planning.
6. Discuss the differences between regulations, regulatory standards, and voluntary standards.
7. Match basic information about professional organizations related to the profession.
8. Explain the importance of each department and its role in quality patient care.
9. Describe the workflow process in an effectively organized health care setting.
10. State basic knowledge and skills required for entry level employment.

1. Professional Management
   1. Traits of the professional surgical technologist
      1. National certification from National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
      2. Supports continuing education
      3. Community service
      4. Mentoring others
   2. Professional organizations and credentialing
      1. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
      2. Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
      3. Association of Surgical Technologists
      4. Credentialing organizations
      5. Related professional organizations
      6. Private volunteer agencies
2. Healthcare Facility Organization and Management
   1. Sterile team members and roles
   2. Non-sterile team members and roles
   3. Technician
   4. Healthcare facility chain of command
   5. Related health care facility departments
   6. Healthcare agencies
3. Physical Environment
   1. Surgical services
   2. Principles of the layout
   3. Operating room
   4. Environmental safety
4. Disasters or Public Health Emergencies that Impact the General Health, Safety, Security Risks, and All-Hazards Framework
   1. General indicators and epidemiological clues of a disaster
   2. Disaster planning: personal, healthcare facilities, local emergency management associations (LEMA)
   3. National disaster planning
   4. Immediate response to an all-hazard event
   5. Infection control precautions
5. Communication Strategies and Procedures Used in a Disaster
   1. Immediate response to all-hazard event
   2. Communication procedures and barriers to communication
   3. Infection control precautions
   4. Triage
   5. Issues during a disaster
   6. Support roles of the surgical technologist during a disaster
6. Employability Skills
   1. Job descriptions
   2. Current trends, opportunities, and facilities
   3. Transition from student to employee
   4. Communication in the workplace
   5. Teamwork
   6. Sexual harassment
   7. Bias
7. Hand Hygiene and Surgical Scrub
   1. Medical hand wash
   2. Surgical scrub
   3. Hand antiseptics
8. Attire
   1. Basic operating room (OR) attire
   2. Restrictions
9. Legal Issues, Documentation, and Risk Management
   1. Legal terminology  
   2. Negligence
   3. Legal doctrines
   4. Professional standards of conduct
   5. Documentation concepts
   6. Operating room sentinel events
   7. Risk management for sentinel events
   8. Principles of patient confidentiality
10. Key Elements in Developing a Surgical Conscience
    1. Concepts
    2. Barriers