Surgical Foundations and Procedures 1 6 Credits. 6 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour

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A course on concepts and skills for surgical technology. Topics include: professional and workplace management; medical terminology; informatics; patient care; surgical asepsis and infection control; decontamination, disinfection, and reprocessing methods; instrumentation; sterile storage and distribution; basic pharmacology; anesthesia; specimen care; and surgical supplies and equipment. Prerequisites: Admitted to the ST program through the selective enrollment process, and ST 100 and BIO 151 and MAT 105 , and one FYE course (minimum grade C for all), and instructor consent View Sections