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All Course Information - Summer 2024


STS0004    SURGICAL TECH 2

 
VOCATIONAL 
Total Fees


(In State)
(Out of State)
Credit Hours 1.4
Lab Fee 
This course will study the bio-psychosocial needs of the patient, methods of decontamination, disinfection and sterilization, surgical equipment, electricity as it relates to patient safety, laser, minimally invasive endoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery will be discussed. Students will study legal responsibilities and legal issues in patient care, surgical consent, ethics, professional standards of conduct and risk management issues. The support roles of the surgical technologist in a disaster will be discussed. The characteristics and activities of micro-organisms will be studied. The course surveys the various microbial groups, especially the bacteria, viruses, and fungi, with emphasis on pathogenic forms. Theories and methods of destruction, removal, and inhibition of microorganisms in the environment are covered and how the immune system acts to protect against pathogenic microorganisms. The principles of wound healing, wound care, classification, infection control and various significant aspects of infectious disease that occur in humans are studied. emergencies, triage, procedures at disaster scenes, and the support roles of the surgical technologist in a disaster will be discussed. Elementary computer skills and information technology will be reviewed to prepare the student for resume writing, research assignments, and utilizing spreadsheets to track surgical cases during clinical practicum.
No sections for this course offered in the current term.