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Course Descriptions

ST 1009
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. Co-requisites: ST1102, ST2003, ST1001, ST1004,
ST1201. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory- 137 contact hours.

ST 1102
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, ST2003, ST1001, ST1004, and ST1201. The course includes the following number of contact
hours: Skills Laboratory – 63.75 contact hours.
ST 1201
Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1 Credit Hour
Concentration on the fundamentals of medical terminology; prefix, suffix, word roots, combining forms
and abbreviations. Co-requisites: ST1009, ST2003, ST1102, ST1001, ST1004. The course includes the
following number of contact hours: Theory - 15 contact hours.

ST 1004
Anatomy and Physiology for Surgical Technology 4 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students entering the field of surgical technology with a basic
understanding of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy is taught from the perspective of topographic or
surgical anatomy and topics covered will include organization of the human body, basic chemical
concepts, the cell, tissues, glands and membranes, skin, bones and joints, muscles, coordination and
control, sense organs, the circulatory system, the lymphatic system, respiration, digestion, the urinary
system and reproduction. Co-requisites: ST1009, ST2003, ST1102, ST1001, and ST1201.The course
includes the following number of contact hours: Theory - 60 contact hours.

ST 1001
Microbiology for Surgical Technology 1 Credit Hour
A basis for understanding of sterile technique and asepsis is provided through an introduction to
microbiology. Topics covered include: historical background, cellular structure, fluid movement,
microorganisms, immunology, hypersensitivity, process of infection and inflammatory processes. Co-
requisites: ST1009, ST2003, ST1102, ST1004, and ST1201.The course includes the following number of
contact hours: Theory - 15 contact hours.

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