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All Course Information - Summer 2024


STS0120    SURG SPECIALITIES 1

 
VOCATIONAL 
Total Fees


(In State)
(Out of State)
Credit Hours 3.6
Lab Fee 
This course is designed to prepare students for surgical procedures including review of anatomy and medical terminology. The perioperative care of the individual patient including diagnostic procedures, relevant equipment, supplies, instrumentation, and techniques is incorporated throughout the course. Surgical incisions and tissue layers are studied as well as the correct order of steps for surgical procedures in the following specialty areas: general, obstetrics and gynecologic, otorhinolaryngologic, oral and maxillofacial, plastic and reconstructive, peripheral vascular and neurosurgical surgery. Depth of coverage will be determined by the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technologists published by the Association of Surgical Technologists.
No sections for this course offered in the current term.