Principles of Surgical Assisting ((6 credit hours))

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Designed to introduce the student to the theory involved in surgical assisting. Incorporates anatomy, surgical techniques, aseptic techniques, surgical infections, positioning, suturing, safety, electricity, robotics, minimally invasive surgical equipment, pharmacology/anesthesia principles, hematological principles and the perioperative/intraoperative/postoperative role of the surgical assistant. Student must be a certified Surgical Technologist or an RN with operating room experience or consent of instructor. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (90 contact hours).