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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: SUR 101. Corequisite: SUR 112) Provides continued study of surgical team participation by wound management and technological sciences for the operating room. Topics include: biomedical principles; minimal invasive surgery; outpatient surgical procedures; hemostasis; wound healing; surgical dressings, catheters and drains; incisions; and tissue handling techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the fundamentals of surgical microbiology. Topics include: historical development of microbiology, cell structure and theory, microbial function, human and pathogen relationships, infectious process, bloodborne and airborne pathogens, defense microorganisms, infection control, and principles of microbial control and destruction.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces a complex diversity of surgical patients. Topics include: Biopsychosocial diversities and needs, preoperative routine, intraoperative patient care, postoperative patient care, and health and wellness.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the fundamentals of intraoperative pharmacology, and emphasizes concepts of anesthesia administration. Topics include: weights and measurements, drug conversions, interpretation of drug orders, legal intraoperative pharmacologic agents, legal aspects of drug administration, and anesthesia fundamentals.
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7.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: AHS 104, SUR 101 - taken no longer than 6 months prior to enrollment in SUR 112, SUR 108, SUR 109, SUR 110. Corequisite: SUR 102) Orients students to the clinical environment and provides experience with basic skills necessary to the surgical technologist. Topics include: scrubbing, gowning, gloving, and draping, assistance with patient care, processing of instruments and supplies, creation and maintenance of a sterile field, basic instrumentation, and environmental sanitation.
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6.00 Credits
Continues introduction to surgical procedures, incisions, wound closure, operative pathology, and common complications as applied to general and specialty surgery. Topics include: general surgery and special techniques, obstetrical and gynecological surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, genitourinary surgery, head and neck surgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SUR 203 and SUR 213. Corequisites: SUR 214 and SUR 224.) Continues development of student knowledge and skills applicable to specialty surgery areas. Topics include: ophthalmic surgery, orthopedic surgery, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and neurosurgery..
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3.00 - 24.00 Credits
Continues development of surgical team participation through clinical experience. Emphasis is placed on observation/participation in routine procedures and procedures for general and specialty surgery. Topics include: participation in and/or observation of general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, obstetrical and gynecological surgery, genitourinary surgery, head and neck surgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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8.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: SUR 203 and SUR 213. Corequisites: SUR 204 and SUR 224. ) Provides opportunity for students to complete all required surgical technology procedures through active participation in surgery in the clinical setting. Topics include: primary scrub on specialty surgical procedures, participation as a surgical team conducting ophthalmic, orthopedic, thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular, and neurosurgery procedures, independent case preparation and implementation of intraoperative skills, and demonstration of employability skills.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: SUR 203 and SUR 213. Corequisites: SUR 204 and SUR 214.) Prepares students for entry into careers as surgical technologists and enables them to effectively review for the national certification examination. Topics include: professional credentialing, certification review, and test-taking skills.
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