Catalog Info
Title when registering
Intro Surgical Technology
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 required.
Pre-requisites
Acceptance into the Surgical Technologist program, BIO-135, and BIO-233 both with a C grade or higher.
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2019 and applies to the current catalog year.
If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the
My Progress section of HFC Self Service.