HSO Role Based Education Guide | Page 2

HSO Foundations: Basic knowledge and skills for all surgical teams
Credit Hours
Accreditations
Scrub Nurse
Circulating Nurse
Surgical Tech
First Assistant
Pre-Op Nurse
Post-Op Nurse
Surgical Equipment Sterilization
0.75
ANCC; AST
Surgical Grafts and Flaps
1
ANCC; AST
Surgical Implants and Devices
1
ANCC; AST
Surgical Instrumentation, Advanced
1
ANCC; AST
Surgical Instrumentation, Basic
1
ANCC; AST
Surgical Instrumentation, Overview
0.75
ANCC; AST
Surgical Room Cleaning and Turnover
0.25
ANCC
Surgical Site Infection( SSI), Prevention
0.5
ANCC; AST
Sutures and Other Types of Closures
0.5
ANCC; AST
Thermoregulation, Perioperative Abnormalities
0.5
ANCC; AST
Wound Therapies and Drains, Management
1
ANCC
Wound Therapies, Hemostatic Agents 1 ANCC
HSO Specialty: Other skills or knowledge that are more specific or unique
Credit Hours
Accreditations
Scrub Nurse
Circulating Nurse
Surgical Tech
First Assistant
Pre-Op Nurse
Post-Op Nurse
Cardiac, Intraoperative Considerations 1
Cesarean Section, Care and Complications 1
Cesarean Section, Workflow and Safety Essentials 1
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft( CABG) Surgery, Overview 0.5 ANCC; AST
Electrosurgery Basics 0.75 ANCC; AST
Gastrointestinal, Upper and Lower GI Procedures 1
ANCC, * AST in progress
Infection Prevention in Endoscopy 0.25 ANCC
Neurologic, Spinal Procedures
1
Orthopedic, Hand and Wrist Procedures
1
Orthopedic, Hip Replacement
1
Orthopedic, Knee Replacement
1
Orthopedic, Shoulder Replacement
1
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
ANCC, * AST in progress
Pediatric Family-Centered Care Model 0.25 ANCC
Pediatric Procedural Sedation 0.25 ANCC
Surgery, Bariatric 1
ANCC, * AST in progress
Surgical Lasers 0.5 ANCC; AST