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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: STS 0121 and STS 0121L. Corequisite: STS 0122L. Course is designed to prepare students for surgical procedures including review of anatomy, relevant equipment, supplies, and techniques regarding thoracic surgery, emergency room activities, plastic surgery, and pediatric surgery. Depth of coverage will be determined by the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists published by the Association of Surgical Technologists. Course also prepares students for employment in the surgical technologist field.
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0.50 Credits
Prerequisites: STS 0121 and STS 0122L. Corequisites: STS 0122. Lab to accompany STS 0122, Surgical Specialties III.
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3.50 Credits
Prerequisite: STS 0003 and STS 0003L. Corequisite: STS 0155L. Course is designed to introduce students to aseptic technique, infection control practices, duties of the circulator role, duties of the scrub role, suture material/wound closure, surgical needles, staples, instruments, wound healing and homeostasis, drains, dressings, incisions, and relevant terminology, pharmacology, and anesthesia principles to the duties of surgical procedure.
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4.50 Credits
$60.00 lab fee Prerequisites: STS 0003 and STS 003L. Corequisite: STS 0155. Lab and clinical practicum to accompany course STS 0155, Surgical Techniques and Procedures.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: STS 0155 and STS 0155L. Course is designed to prepare students for surgical procedures including the role of the scrub person including assisting team members to gown/ glove, draping the sterile field, medical weights and measures/medicines/ dosages, instrument identification and preparation, draping the patient, adhering to aseptic technique, sterilizing, chemical disinfection, preparing supplies and special equipment, passing instruments, supplies, and sutures to the surgeon, cutting sutures, holding retractors, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, instrument, sponge, and sharps count, administrative tasks and preparing operating room tables and lights. The role of circulator will include surgical preparation of the patient, positioning, and assisting in the administration of blood, plasma, transfusions, and injections. This course prepares students to meet the "standard" categoryregarding level of performance. Depth of coverage and case completion requirements will be determined by the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists published by the Association of Surgical Technologists.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: STS 0255L. This course is designed to prepare students for performing preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative surgical procedures including the role of the scrub person regarding safety practices, work attitudes, professional ethics and legal requirements, reporting, documentation of work areas. Course prepares students to meet the "standard" category regarding levelof performance. Depth of coverage and case completion requirements will be determined by the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists published by the Association of Surgical Technologists.
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6.50 Credits
Prerequisite: STS 0256L. Course is designed to prepare students for performing preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical procedures. Course prepares students to meet "standard" category regarding level of performance. Depthof coverage and case completion requirements will be determined by the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists published by the Association of Surgical Technologists.
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1.50 Credits
Corequisite: STS 0803L. Course is designed to introduce students to most commonly used pharmacological agents in surgery, pre-post-, and intraoperatively, stressing identification, handling, and usage.
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0.50 Credits
Corequisite: STS 0803. Lab to accompany STS 0803, Pharmacology and Anesthesia.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers the characteristics and activities of microorganisms. It surveys the various microbial groups, especially the bacteria, viruses, and fungi, with emphasis on pathogenic forms. Bacterial growth, metabolism, and genetics are discussed in some detail. Theories and methods of destruction, removal, and inhibition of microorganisms in the environment are studied, as well as how the human body's natural defenses act to protect us against pathogenic microorganisms, principles of wound healing, and how chemotherapeutic agents assist in this task. Various significant aspects of several infectious diseases that occur in humans are also covered.
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