CSP 1013 - Surgical Instrument & Equipment

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

Course Description:
This course introduces the student to the various supplies and equipment needed in the operating room and in the Central Processing Department to use and prepare for surgical procedures. The student is also given a group of instruments weekly throughout the first trimester to learn by description, use and visual identification. The student will learn how to decontaminate, disinfect, and sterilize instrumentation and equipment that is utilized in operative procedures. The student will be able to assemble instrument trays with accurate count sheets and outer caskets to prepare for the OR. 

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Organize information with a procedural /individual patient focus.
2. Perform analysis based on data and knowledge.
3. Implement activities based on patient/procedural/surgeon knowledge.
4. Integrate information and knowledge for application to each patient situation.
5. Demonstrate methods used to analyze and plan for the needs of the surgical case as it relates to the surgical patient and the surgical team.
6. Select the instruments, supplies and equipment needed for a surgical procedure.
7. Describe the function of physical components of the operating room.
8. Demonstrate the arrangement, care, handling, and assembly of OR furniture and equipment.
9. Describe the use of instruments and supplies.
10. Assess the function, assembly, use and care of equipment in the surgical environment.
11. Describe the application of surgical equipment.
12. Identify the classifications, names, parts, materials, finishes, and uses of basic surgical instrumentation.
13. Explain the relationship between the instrument type and usage.
14. Apply knowledge of basic surgical instrumentation to specific surgical procedures.
15. Describe the function of the physical components of the operative suite.
16. Plan methods of care, handling, and assembly of basic operating room equipment and furniture.
17. Identify the use of various supplies and accessory supplies in the operative environment.
18. Describe the equipment needed to decontaminate, disinfect, and sterilize instrumentation and equipment utilized in the OR.