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Social Science Elective 3
Total 31

Semester I CREDITS
ST 1309 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9
ST 1302 Fundamental Operating Room Techniques Laboratory 2
ST 1301 Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1
ST 1303 Fundamental Clinical Practicum I 3
Subtotal 15

Semester II CREDITS
ST 2308 Advanced Surgical Techniques: Surgical Procedures 8
ST 2302 Advanced Surgical Instrumentation Laboratory 2
ST 2306 Advanced Clinical Practicum II 6
ST 2301 Advanced Medical Terminology 1
SP 0001 Spiritual Perspectives in Healthcare 1
ST 2303 Professional Practicum III 3
Subtotal 21
Total: 36

Course Descriptions

ST 1309
Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9 Credit Hours
The course is designed for the beginning student. Course content includes: orientation to Surgical
Technology, sterile technique, basic instrumentation, creation and maintenance of the sterile field, legal,
ethical, and moral aspects related to the perioperative patient, hazards in the operating room, handling of
surgical specimens and patient property, operating room records, required counts, professional behavior,
organizational structure and professional roles. The preoperative preparation of the surgical patient
includes preoperative assessment, patient safety, surgical positioning, and fundamentals of preoperative
care and didactic instruction of surgical procedures. The course includes the following number of contact
hours: Theory- 137 contact hours.

ST 1302
Fundamentals of Operating Room Techniques Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
Fundamental techniques of perioperative patient care. This laboratory provides the student with individual
instruction and practice of operating room techniques prior to the clinical experience. Co-requisites:
ST1009, ST1003. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Skills Laboratory – 63.75
contact hours.

ST 1301
Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1 Credit Hour
Concentration on the fundamentals of medical terminology; prefix, suffix, word roots, combining forms
and abbreviations. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory - 15 contact hours.

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