Catalog Info
Effective Term
Summer 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Intro Surgical Tech
Credit Hours
4.00
Contact Hours Per Week
4 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
The course introduces the fundamentals of operating room techniques, emphasizing principles and practices of asepsis and sterilization. Physical and psychosocial aspects of the patient are explored. Included are the roles and responsibilities of the surgical technologist and other surgical team members; accountability and legal aspects; identification of common equipment, instruments, and supplies; students practice scrubbing, gowning, and gloving. Selected laboratory practice and one OR observation required.
Pre-requisites
BIO-135 & Acceptance into the SRG Program
Co-requisites
BIO-233, AH- 100, HCS-124, HCS-103 (if not previously completed)
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No