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invested 1025 clock hours in his/her education. The program is designed to provide a sound
fundamental basis for the dynamic contemporary health care program consisting of 10 courses
and 36 credit hours.

Prerequisite Courses
English Composition I 3
English Composition II 3
Psychology or Sociology 3
College Algebra 3
Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
Biology 4
Microbiology 4
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.

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